But just what are the SRH 240s? The picture on the press release, showing the phones near an iPod nano, implies that Shure is eager to leave the professional world behind.

Good looks; Powerful but clean bass

Poorly balanced sound; Low-end materials; Strident highs

We're familiar with Shure 's in-ear headphones, but the company's on-ear cans are a new proposition. The SRH240s look reasonable but feel cheaper than their price would suggest. Pleasingly, the earpads and headband feel comfortable during prolonged listening.

Comfortable to wear

Lack refinement; cheap feel

there good balanced headphones. comfortable for wearing long periods of time. the cords a bit long and if your wearing them and walking around it tends to get caught on things. there good-looking headphones as well. i use them to dj.

How long you use it? 2008 What is so special that you love the most, least? in fact the least aggressive and tiring lol watch your ears over time the sound is pretty rough to listen to an mp3 player on a bus but it goes even good for the home studio direct you forget!!

For a price point of $60, you are getting a well built headphones that sound perfectly fine for casual listening and some gaming. Because of poor isolation I would not recommend these for commuters.

Light weight Good packaging comfortable to wear Clear mids and highs

Lack bass Headband could have been softer All plastic build makes it less premium feeling

These over-ear headphones are absolutely huge, with two massive cups that swallow your ears whole and still leave plenty of free space around them. Although fairly heavy, their size and thick padding makes them very comfortable, and is highly effective at blocking environmental noise.

The Shure SRH240 is a great product. The over-the-ear noise-canceling of these headphones works well for the price paid. I paid less than sixty dollars for these pair, and I think they are certainly comparable to the Monster Cable Dre Beats.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Clear Sound; Compact; Durable; Easy To Use; Lightweight; Versatile

I bought these as I am increasingly addicted to my ipod and I like over-ear phones. They look good, and the sound is quite decent. They aren't top notch, and if you like scrutinising HD music, then you probably need to spend more, but for the money they are good value.

Excellent product!