Philips SHP9500 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- My take on one of the most popular budget HPs in the hobby! Used on an Aune X7S for desktop and through a Galaxy S9 Plus for mobile testing.
UPDATE: I decided to keep them for use at another setup after all. Totally recommended for casual use and budget music listening!
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** Philips SHP9500 **
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Absolutely love SHP9500s. They are so good and comfortable I sold my HD6XX and AKG K702 because I felt like they weren't actual upgrades. Keeping my DT 990 600 ohm though, just really love the bass and soundstage. I also enjoy Koss KSC75X.
Fantastic review man. Covered all aspects without over selling or trashing any aspect and you referenced use cases that I NEVER hear in other reviews, with detail as well! You deserve more subs!
You deserve more hearts lol
I love watching this while also having the Shp’s on
Excellent review. Appreciate focus on packaging, comfort and what defines openness. I’ve only used noise cancelling headphones (Philips shn9500 which are great). You’ve sold me in these. Thanks. Subscribed.
Simplest EQ setting that would massively improve these headphones:
-4db @ 5k and -5db @10k.
Edit: The Q value is 10 on both
what do you mean ?
@@sal8697 It's a parametric equalizer setting value.
does this work on Realtek EQ settings
@@TheKillerZmile sure
@@perdana5786 theres no 10k in realtek it only has 16k
Found your channel recently. I really like you review style. Keep it up!
Bought mine today for 64 bucks can't wait to ship
Update, i didn't like it. Too hard to drive
@@MustangDesudiroz aren’t they 32ohms?
@@yuliusjrt9917 lmao fr, They are, I don't know why he said they were hard to drive
After one week of burn in these headphones have morphed into a glouries sounding headphone. Bass is firm, tight . Adds a great emphasis to sound. Highs and lows are clear and smooth. Great wide soundstage with stellar seaperation and imagining. Sound and comfort is so good i have retired my Beyerdamics dt770 and dt990.
I use this with a qudelix 5k using oratory1990s eq preset, with the bass shelf adjusted to my liking. The shp9500 take EQ really well, especially in the bass.
Sound 6:39
Good review. However, mrspeakers Alpha dog genuine Sheepskin pads work Absolutely fantastic with these. Surprising I know but they really do. I've tried dozens upon dozens of after market pads on mine and the mrspeakers alpha dog pads are the best by far. Great review though and great headphones for the money.
Nice! What changes about the sound?
Perception is a big part of it. I had some Polk audio tower speakers that had 10db of too much boomy bass when I first listened and after a couple months I found the bass did not bother me anymore and sounded rather normal. With the sibilance you noticed, I've put extra layer of thin sound insulation and knocked spikes in treble down on other headphones I own. The SHP9500 are easy to pop off the pads and you could try adding something to reduce that effect a few db. Some people have used thin cloth and other things like additional treble reducers from other headphone ear pads and get different peaks controlled making the sound better for their taste.
You can grab a sharpie a make the L & R on the grills to make them black. it looks perfect and makes the headset much prettier.
While I do not have the same audio vocabulary, I found myself agreeing. To conclude, these are ear candy.
12:35 Agreed wholeheartedly with this. I got my HD58x Jubilee and i couldnt find the treble :(
I know the HD58x is more expensive but i still prefer my SHP9500 due to them having the larger soundstage and treble.
Maybe the Sennheiser HD58x and HD6xx line are just too intimate and up close for my taste thus im unable to enjoy them due to the lack of details in treble.
Great review. Can I just plug them directly to my phone? Or I have to get amp?
Good review. I've always been curious about these.
You will not believe the sound for $80 to $90 depending.
These Punch Way, Way above their price...
Try them with a tube amp such as the Little Dot 1+ w/JAN 5654's, in a word Amazing. You can thank me later....
Interesting...
@@chuckolatte600 it turns them into that Perfectly Cooked Medium Rare Prime Rib w/ Au Jus, Twice Baked Potato and Asparagus w/ German Chocolate Cake for Desert. That same meal that sadly is normally only found in Expensive Restaurants or that Obscure Mom and Pop you only hear about from a friend in hushed tones to keep it a secret and all to themselves. In short Juicy, Rich, Delicious and Full. It Mellows them out a little while at the same time giving them just that little bit they were missing that you didn't know they were capable of until you heard them on Tubes from a true Type A Tube Amp. Not Muddied or Garbled as some Headphones can become when given the Tube Treatment. Just to me, Perfect. Have to remember when it comes to Audio, as you've often brought up, no two people here a particular track/song exactly the same way. God didn't create just one ear, he created them all and all are as different as a snow flake. Just like Finger Prints...
@@PastorwithoutaPulpit wow you should write an essay for my college application xD
Beautiful...@@PastorwithoutaPulpit
I have ordered them + small basic 2 tube amp "Suca". I wonder if that will be good matching. I like warm sound from HD600 and HD650.
Will the mic v moda cable still work if i plug this on a sonata hd pro? (Portable d ac amp)
Theoretically, you CAN plug the 3.5mm for audio to the DAC, then plug the 3.5mm for the mic into your PC case/motherboard. BUT, people like Zeos have mentioned issues regarding a ground loop signal issue. My boompro actually requires amplification, so I use the Schiit Hel at around 2pm for the mic gain.
I have a Astro MixAmp Pro TR and it had Dolby Surround 7.1 and I recently order the SHP9500 and I planned on using the mixamp with the headphones to use on my PS4 and I was wondering if the quality would be worse with the Dolby Surround turned on. Also what eq settings you’d recommend to get the most out of the headphones. Thank you !
Would you recommend these over the akg361?
when I found cheaper headphone that sound almost as good as my other more expensive ones.. I would sell the expensive ones.. I could use the money for something else
Makes sense
Would you recommend these for mixing music?
For the price, yeah. But I'd spend a bit more on something of higher quality if you want them for professional use.
To you, what is the difference of airy sound of this Philips and the 58x/6xx? Airyness i'm saying... The feeling of more 3d and crisp sounding, like being in special place. I don't care about ''vocal'' whatsoever, just electronic and instrumental music. With soundscapes!
Today i'm using a portapro. I know you know this sounding, and what thing you would recommend me to be more chill airy of all these phones you know? THANKS
As far as chill, I'd say the 6XX for sure. But for airiness, I'd probably go with the 4XX for a fun v-shaped signature or the 600 for an accurate, neutral signature.
New subscriber here. I have the Grado SR80e. It is my current reference. I'm a budget audiophile and always search for gems at $100 and under. By any chance, if you're familiar with the Grado house sound, would you say that this is a good upgrade? I love the Grado sound so it's safe to say that I am not treble sensitive and I love decent and fast bass. Not boomy, but quick and engaging. Let me know your thoughts. :)
I've personally never tried any Grados myself, sorry. Sounds like they would be a coin toss for me though...
Dont these have like loose clamping force? Ive heard from many people and joshua valor also mentions it in his review vid. Like they come off pretty easily if you move your head even a little bit
They are very loose, but they are also very light. I doubt they'll fall off unless you happened to stretch them very far (which you DEFINITELY won't do anyways)
Very true
Had to watch the video in 1.25x speed. I mean 21 minutes man. Great in depth review btw. Was thinking not to buy these this morning. And now after watching this review, i placed my order. Thanks making my wallet less heavy xD
Yeah, trying to shorten the length of the reviews. Well, glad I could change your mind lol
Taimoor Hassan just tryed 1.25 x 🤢 on superlux hd668b ☠️
@@giovanni091989 1.25? rookies. 1.5 is the way to go, on everything
15:02 I CAN JUSTIFY IT-T, don't judge me! LOL
This or the Ath m50x?
Very different HPs for very different use cases. If you don't need isolation, these. If you do, get the m40x
Bro they aren’t electrostatics, you don’t need to store them in a bag lol. But great review otherwise
Ehh, I just baby my nice things lol.
Great sounding cans but shit build quality. Clamping is rubbish too. For the money the sound alone sells them. The fidelio range are better built....
the build is actually really good for the price. look at the other budget products and how durable they are, thay arent even comfortable