Shure SRH1540 Premium Closed-Back Headphones with 40mm Neodymium Drivers for Clear Highs and Extended Bass, Built for Professional Audio/Sound Engineers, Musicians and Audiophiles (SRH1540-BK)

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The SRH1540 Premium Closed-Back Headphones deliver superior acoustic performance, comfort, and durability to professional engineers, musicians, and audiophiles alike. The SRH1540 utilizes 40 mm neodymium drivers for an expansive soundstage with clear, extended highs and warm bass. Developed with aluminum alloy and carbon fiber construction, the lightweight and durable design also features Alcantara ear pads for maximum sound isolation and comfort. The included storage case, replacement set of Alcantara ear pads, replacement cable, and threaded adapter ensure years of uninterrupted listening enjoyment.
40 mm neodymium drivers deliver superior acoustic performance for an expansive soundstage with clear, extended highs and warm bass
Diaphragm developed with APTIV Film for improved linearity and lower THD (total harmonic distortion)
Closed-back, circumaural design rests comfortably over the ears and reduces background noise
Lightweight construction features aircraft-grade aluminum alloy yoke and carbon fiber cap for enhanced durability
Steel driver frame with vented center pole piece improves linearity and eliminates internal resonance for consistent performance at all listening levels

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Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: My headphone utopia
Review: I am a headphone junkie, I used to always review and try out the next headphone out there trying to find my perfect set of cans. Well that was until 2017 when I purchased the Shure 1540. Shure is a company that does not put out a large variety of headphones, nor do they produce a new set of can’s every couple of months. What they do seem to produce is quality for the dollar.As soon as I tried the Shure 1540 I was done, no more shopping around. Yes I have tried a few newer headphones since but even at triple the money I could not beat the sound of the 1540’s. I once let a friend try then on with one of his favorite songs and all he could say is “I am sure glad my ears don’t have a memory because they will hate my phones” The 1540s are very neutral in sound, vocals are very clear and clean. These are amazing can’s and as I write this review I noticed that I purchased them in late 2017 so they are almost 5 years old. I am amazed at how long they have given me great sound, considering I do not use the case that came with them but simply through them into my backpack when flying. I travel about 30 weeks per year for my job so these are very tough, quality made headphones.I tend to like a fairly neutral sound and with the 1540s I sometimes EQ a bit of treble or base. Not much but some songs seem to improve with a slight EQ, I remember one youtube review of these when the reviewer was swearing saying that the 1540s are too Fing neutral and he would never use them. He felt only sound guys at a studio would use these. I am not shure (pun intended) if that is true but I love the sound and clarity of these amazing headphones.Here almost 5 years later I have not purchased a new set of headphones. Everything under $1,000 just do not sound as clear as the 1540s. Are they perfect no, and I do realize they are mid not hi fi but to my ears they are nirvana, just amazing clear sound. Are they perfect NO but is anything, I have broken 2 sets of cables (they come with one extra) So I paid $20 for a new cable. They come with 2 sets of ear pads, I am still using the first. The earpads are amazing, so very comfortable and they keep your ears and head from sweating and feeling hot. 5 years in and I am still on the first set speaks to how good the earpads are.I think a few have commented on the clamping power of the 1540s and if I could tweak them I would have them clamp a little harder. When I slightly push a little on the drivers towards my head the sound is even better. That said if that is my only gripe for the price they are amazing. 5 stars all the way.Because I travel a lot I tend to go through headphones every couple of years. I also get tired of the ones I own and buy another set looking for sound perfection! Not anymore, for me these are what I have always been looking for and when they break I will just order and other 1540. 5 years of amazing sound for $345 (Amazon had a sale when I bought them) is a fantastic deal. Thank you Shure for an amazing listening experience and great build quality.
Reviewer: marcel de jardin
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: small factor of BIG STUPIDITY
Review: UPDATE July 26 – Replaced Ear-pads and replaced headbands. HUGE difference – already described ear-pads below but headbands made the whole thing to be SUPER COMFORTABLE – made headbands myself – did not received year one that i ordered so instead got myself soft lambskin , cut it to two pieces and add in between high quality high density ECO memory foam and sewed it myself by hand! Whole thing took me 2 hours (by the way you can unscrew headphones and place ends of leather inside and screw back) but now i have MOST COMFORTABLE headphones! Now last thing need to figure out is replacement longer cable – after that cans ready for ROCK and ROLL! See my photos of Shure SRH1540 with all upgraded parts below.UPDATE – i added one star because of sound. Compared sound to Beyerdynamic CUSTOM ONE PRO, AKG 553PRO , Sony MDR, OPPO PM-3, Senheiser 380 Audiotechnica 50x, Akai , etc – just visited nearest Gitar Center and tried every can available there with music and i also took my headphones to compare sound and comfort. There WAS phones MORE comfortable than SRH1540 – like Audiotechnica 50x and AKG 553PRO. There was phone that i loved to listed but it came a little bit short in matching sound quality – Beyerdynamic CUSTEM ONE PRO – both cans sound very close with amplifier but WITHOUT it Shure SRH1540 DID performed so much better that if i had any doubts they all was gone! Here is brake down what is what. Rest of my lengthy review i am going to delete.NEGATIVE:1. OK for chipper phones totally not OK with phone of this price – i end up ordering one pair of Brainwavz Hybrid Memory Foam Earpad – Black PU/Velour – Suitable For Large Over The Ear Headphones. It DOES FIT but does require some practice to place them on. Comfort changed much! My large ears do not heart any more after hours of listening.2. Leaks sound in – not bad but does leak WITH ORIGINAL pads – again after i replaced them with pads i mentioned above sound leak simply NO MORE!!!! Changed whole sound to the better and bass and details – LOVE IT!3. Headband actually not very comfortable because of one of the most idiotic design i ever seen – especially for the phone of this price range. Please refer to photos i download that can show you what i am talking about. To target this i already ordered custom made memory foam and leather new headband that i can add to my SRH 1540 – still waiting for it also i ordered CUSTOM MADE headband with US made memory foam and same quality ear-pads – still waiting for them to arrive – but i am 100% sure that improvement over comfort will be huge just like this Brainwavz pads. The whole game changed for me! Actually sound leak so much none existent that it a bit spooky – i dont even hear/know what going on around me.4. Cables – replacement or longer cables of same high quality from Shure NONE-EXISTANT. So i am still hunting for matching in quality cables LONGER that original 5 feet cables. That’s REALLY big deal for me5. Price despite sound and everything else still very OVERPRICED . For this price you can buy Beyerdynamic model i mentioned above that sound great and buy another small amplifier and that still would be less that i payed for this SRH1540 and also Beyerdynamic does NOT require upgraded ear pads because they are MORE comfortable than SRH 1540. Cables are longer too.Asking why i did not return these cans and did not buy Beyerdynamics? Sound in SRH1540 still a little bit better and i can NOT downgrade – just cannot.POSITIVE and a BIG ONE!:1. SOUND!!!!! – best of all the phones i heard so far, even so much commented Beyerdynamic headphones. BEST sound period.2. AMAZING sound stage for closed cans like this3. Sound separation – u can hear EVERY detail!!!! DETAILS MAN IS AMAZING!!!!4. with upgraded pads – originals i just thrown to my garage box – leak disappeared and sound got EVEN BETTER! Insane!Waiting for custom made head bands to arrive and that would seal the deal..if only sound would not be so good i would not bother – but really when you have chance to compare side to side sound -wow – after them u dont even want try anything else … no kidding. I am actually writing this and catch myself on moving my head to the rhythm of music so good it sound. ANYTHING from Earth Wind and Fire to violin of Vanessa Mae to Prodigy …insane!But still HATE “genius” people in Shure corporate who made idiotic headband , short cable and somewhat smaller ear-pads … one thing they did REALLY GOOD is sound. Fine – Shure gets 4 stars for sound.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Harman neutral target curve-wise, best closed back headphones in the world.Outstanding sound. Acceptable comfort.
Reviewer: larengonat
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: après avoir eu un seinheiser hd 600 pendant des années… pas déçu du Shure 1540 basses profondes et chaudes et un confort de tête appréciable.
Reviewer: Javi N
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: He de decir que he sido y sigo siendo un fan incondicional de Sennheiser. No solo es una marca que fabrica auriculares vistosos y de calidad, sino que sus precios son los más competitivos en el mercado del audio. Tras haber probado los HD 598 durante años y puntualmente los HD 600 me decidí a buscar una alternativa. Como audiófilo y amante de la música quería algo que estuviese a la altura tanto en comodidad como en sonido, pero que de alguna forma diese un pequeño salto en detalle y bajos, y tras muchas horas de navegación por foros especializados decidí que para los géneros que yo escuchaba principalmente (Death, Black, Power y todo tipo de metal, Jazz y Clásica) los mas recomendados eran estos maravillosos Shure 1540. Sin más dilación procedo a definir punto por punto los Shure 1540:DISEÑOEl diseño es sencillamente fantástico. Lo primero que llama la atención de estos auriculares es que pese a su apariencia robusta tienen un peso muy bajo, lo cual, junto con las fantásticas almohadillas que llevan, de un material llamado alcantara, los hacen tremendamente cómodos. Es cierto que durante las primeras semanas ejercen cierta presión en la cabeza y pueden acabar causando cierta incomodidad, algo que con los HD598, por ejemplo, no pasaba, pero una vez que les das un poco de uso y moldeo son una maravilla. Los materiales son de calidad y su apariencia es bastante chula con la fibra de carbono y el aluminio como principales componentes. Me he llegado a quedar dormido con ellos (horror!) y han aguantado como campeones sin ningún problema. Hay que destacar que estos auriculares son de cable de doble salida, por lo que deben ir enganchados a cada casco.10/10SONIDOEl sonido de estos auriculares es bastante discutido en la red, ya que su característica principal es irónicamente no resaltar en nada en particular, sino ejecutar todo perfectamente de forma neutral. No tienen unos bajos increíbles, pero se oyen perfectamente y con ese “boom” que tanto gusta a los audiófilos. Los medios y agudos son nítidos, transparentes y con gran detalle. El treble es fantástico y en general, el sonido es detallado y elegante. Lo hacen todo bien pero de forma neutra sin poner nada por encima del resto y eso hay gente a la que no le termina de convencer. A mi me encanta porque no me gusta el hincapié en los bajos, medios o agudos, me gusta el equilibrio y es la palabra que define a estos auriculares, equilibrio. Me hizo gracia ver que en cierta medida guardan similitud en el sonido con los HD598 y los HD600, pero con algo más de detalle y mejores bajos.En conclusión la calidad de sonido de estos auriculares es sin lugar a dudas de alta gama (a fin de cuentas son auriculares pensados para estudio), pero es cierto que si eres de esas personas a las que les gusta que los auriculares tengan una cierta descompensación en favor de los bajos, medios o agudos puede que los Shure te decepcionen. Si por el contrario te gusta escuchar todo en equilibrio y gran detalle los Shure 1540 son para ti. 9,8/10CALIDAD/PRECIO¿Valen estos auriculares 479,00€? Esa es la pregunta que se hace mucha gente antes de comprar unos auriculares de alta gama como estos. Yo, hasta que haya pasado un tiempo, no lo podré decir con total certeza, pero de momento puedo decir que estoy más que encantado. Estoy enamorado de su sonido y diseño, y no he vuelto a ponerme los Sennheiser de momento.Mi nota final es sin lugar a dudas un 5/5Saludos a todos.Edición (24-11-2017): Tras casi un año de uso confirmo que estos auriculares son todo lo que expuse arriba. Sigo encantado con ellos :).He de decir que es importante lavar las almohadillas con agua semi-caliente y jabón a mano cada cierto tiempo, ya que tienen tendencia a engrasarse y ensuciarse. Por todo lo demás he de confesar que me he quedado dormido con ellos unas cuantas veces más y siguen aguantando como si la aleación del aluminio fuese titanio. Recomendados al 100% definitivamente.
Reviewer: NG
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A voir la robustesse avec le temps, mais la qualité du son est au rendez vous. Le casque est cher mais il vaut son prix. Je recommande.
Reviewer: xyz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Very good pair of headphones in this price point. Probably the best closed back at this price in relation to the competition.Build:These things are built like an absolute tank the aluminium and carbon fibre looks very striking and is very durable. I’ve been treating them roughly for months and they’ve held up exceptionally well. They should last for years to come. Shure have not skipped a beat on the build quality here.Comfort:The comfort is very good, although this will vary based on your anatomy. I found them very comfortable but others who have tried it on said the clamping force is a bit much. The alcantara pads are best in class for comfort, and they even threw in a spare which is a very nice touch at this price. My ears do get a bit hot and sweaty after several hours of use although this expected as is a product of the closed back design.Accessories:The contents come inside a hard shell carrying case which is very nice and has compartments for this pair earpads and pouches for the cables. It is very sturdy although definitely far too large to be carrying in a bag it’s not really a carry case as much as transport caseIn addition to the spare pads, aspare cable is included. The extra cable is also much appreciated as one of them started cutting out after a couple months. The cables themselves are long and thick, it would have been nice if the spare was a 1.2m cord. Nevertheless the accessories and spares are very much appreciated and often not seen from audio products.Usability: Contrary to what many say you can intact wear these outside. They are big but very light for the size, comfortable and in my option stylish. I wore them to my commute on the way to work everyday. They are strong enough to withstand regular punishment during travel.These headphones isolated very well and do a great job on blocking out outside noise this is great for busy environments or doing commutes where you want to achieve maximum possible detail retrieval and resolution. They do however a leak quite a lot so this is something that you should consider. At its worst the leaking is similar to a semi open back or open back headphone.Now for the important part:SOUND:These headphones do very well on technicalities. The soundstage is exceptional for a closed back. The detail, seperation and imaging are very impressive.The sound signature of thesr is definitely not neutral the bass is definitely elevated considerably as you can see from the Frequency response graph available online. Now if you are a bey said you’re going to love these as they sound great with EDM pop rap or othrr bass heavy music. However I often found that the base is overpowering and detract from the other frequencies and often bleeds into the mid-range overall I do think that the base is too high and I’ve had to EQ it down to a more sensible level.The mid-range is also very good although a bit racist vocals did sound distance a lot of the time although overall the mid-range is fluent and articulate and very pleasing to listen to. I do wish however that they were slightly more forward.The treble is very good and very detailed without becoming too bright. It adds a very good sparkle without drawing the spotlight away from the other frequencies. Initially I had thought that the treble was a bit bright, however when I changed to a warmer DAC it turned out that the dac was the issue.I think the genres which these headphone most excel at is EDM pop hip-hop and other bass heavy genres as well as classical and instrumental music.Another thing to note is that these headphones as noted in other reviews do distort at higher volumes changing the sound significantly. This however is not a problem if you are listening at safe normal volumes. If they do distort then you are listening to them too loud and should turn it down to protect your hearing. Although initially this was a con I now perceive it as a useful warning for me not to exceed the safe volume and cause permanent damage to my hearing.These headphones also scale really well although they sounds good from any device and are sensitive enough to be played and reach a high volume from a phone and a computer they improve drastically when paired with a quality source. The sound felt vastly improved when moving from a dragonfly red to a chord mojo DAC and scales further still from a chord Hugo. There’s also drastically changed the sound characteristics. Initially I was not too impressed with the sound signature however after trying this with the chord mojo I discovered that in indeed it was the synergy between these headphones and the Dragonfly red that didn’t agree with me. When paired with the mojo they sounded like completely different set of headphones. I can recommend the Mojo to have great synergy with this headphone.All in all I would definitely recommend these headphones. The build quality and materials are great, the comfort and isolation is very good, and the sound quality is very good for this price.Included:-Shure SRH-1540 headphones-2x headphone cables (oxygen free copper, mmcx connector with 3.5mm termination)-Spare alcantara pads-‎3.5mm to 1/4 inch gold plated adaptor-‎Hard shell travel case-‎Presentation box