Beats Pro (2010) vs Shure SRH840

While the Beats Pro (2010) wasn't able to make it to the very top of any roundups from sources that perform quality hands-on testing, it still got featured in a large number of them. CNET, HomeTheaterReview.com, What Hi-Fi?, Laptop Mag, Head-fi, and Tom's Guide have all deemed it worthy of a place on their respective shortlists.

As for the Shure SRH840, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Headphone Review, TrustedReviews, Head-fi, and CNET enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

For a direct Beats Pro (2010) vs. the Shure SRH840 comparison, we first examined sources that tested and scored both. Most of them, including Head-fi, have found the Shure SRH840 to be the better product, while CNET rated both equally.

When we took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most, we discovered that the Beats Pro (2010) received its best, 8.3, score from CNET, while the Shure SRH840 got its highest, 9.1, rating from Headphone Review.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the Shure SRH840, with its 8.7 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Over-Ear Headphone score being 7.5 - whereas the Beats Pro (2010) performed worse, with an average of merely 6.8.