SRH1840
ShureReleased Mar 1, 2012 · Analysis updated Mar 30, 2026
Open-back headphones offering lightweight comfort, durable construction, and detachable cables for extended use. The Shure SRH1840 scores 84/100 based on 12 expert reviews in the headphones (wired) category. Coverage includes reviews from What Hi-Fi?, Blog Hifiheadphones, Higherhertz, and Soundonsound.
Critic Score
What's this?based on 12 expert reviews
Critics are split: our scores run from 55 (Sonarworks) to 95 (What Hi-Fi?) — a 40-point spread. Sonarworks tends to score critically across our dataset.
Average of 12 publication reviews, each normalized to a 0–100 scale. How we score
Pros
- Lightweight and comfortable(4)
- High-quality build(4)
- Comfortable(4)
- Comfort(3)
- Detachable cables for longevity(3)
Cons
- Pricey(4)
- Open-back design prevents private listening(2)
12 Publication Reviews
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Shure’s SRH1840s are the ‘Goldilocks’ of headphones – a confident and composed pair of headphones, their relatively mundane look masks the superb sonic quality they can achieve.
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Close to perfect. For those who want just a little more detail without spilling over into strident territory the Shure SRH1840 is certainly worth considering.
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The Shure SRH1840 headphones are a fantastic set of studio headphones, perfect for mixing and analytical listening without ever sounding sterile or dull in their reproduction.
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Shure's flagship open-back 'phones achieve the rare feat of being both accurate and musical, and I don't want to give them back!
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The Shure SRH1840 is a homerun as far as a Shure headphone is concerned, offering great build quality, ample accessories, and a highly-detailed sound at an extremely fair price.
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The Shure SRH1840 is a well-balanced, refined open-back headphone that offers superior clarity and bass response compared to its sibling SRH1440, though at a significantly higher price point.
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Shure's SRH1840 headphones serve up fantastically true sound.
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Shure's flagship SRH1840 marks a strong entry into the world of upper-tier open-back headphones, offering terrific openness, purity of timbres, top-to-bottom articulacy, and expressive dynamics.
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The Shure SRH1840 open-back headphones produce distinctly neutral audio with a wide soundstage, making them an excellent choice for the studio.
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One of Shure's first open-back designs, the SRH1840 headphones are comfortable and light, and the sound will surely thrill demanding audiophiles.
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Great headphones – if you give them the right pads!
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The Shure SRH1840 are well-built open-back headphones with near-flat frequency response but are severely compromised by massive 3rd harmonic distortion that makes them unfit for critical listening.
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