When I say that the Shure is an all rounder, don’t mistake an “all rounder” with “mediocre for any music”, as the SRH-840 is far from mediocre. As a matter of fact, I highly enjoy listening to just about any music on the SRH-840. The thing with the SRH-840 is, sometimes a neutral sound can be under-appreciated, as nothing really stands out from its presentation. On the other hand, having the most neutral sound also makes it the most flexible headphone for amplifier pairings, as it can sound very smooth out of a tube amplifier like the WooAudio6, as well as sounding very dynamic from a good solid state.
As I’ve said in the beginning, all three headphones are great in their own respect, and I don’t think a best-to-least ranking is appropriate in this situation. Hence I’ll conclude the comparison like this:
The Shure SRH-840 is the all rounder. It handles a lot of music very well.
The Sennheiser HD25-1 is the cans to get if you like fast, impactful music, especially Rock and Rap.
The Audio Technica ESW-9 is the cans to get if you dig heavy tube flavoring in your music.
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