HP-1000 are pretty hard to drive, i use my audigy2 zs to drive them, and i can push the bass as far and low as i wish without any kind of distortion or clipping, so the audigy2 is powerfull enough, if i use the hp1000 on my mp3 player or my laptop, i wil have very little bass and i can't boost...

Looks like an MDR-F1 on steriods to me

I've got a Audigy 2zs with an Philips sbc-hp1000 (angled drivers like the 555/595 sennheiser series but it outclass the 555 and performes better at the low end compared to the 595, soundstage is also superb however they are not the most easy headphones to drive unlike the hp890 which can be...

That my friends you get for free when you buy a Philips hp890 (which i returned becouse i didn't liked it, but i forgot to put the stand back in the box,but hey! the shop dind't noticed so now it's for free ) And you probibly noticed the cool looking HP1000 on it.............. the philips...

mozillion you might want to consider the philips HP890 they wil cost around 70-90 euro's but they outmatch easily almost every headphone in that class and higher. and the best is that they are easy to get in holland.

HD595 has farrrrr less soundstage imho but they are a bit more refined, both headphones are very competetive next to each other but i prefere the hp1000 over the 595 becouse it is more comfortable to me and has the best soundstage there is for a 100-250 euro headphone. anyways my head is quit...

Jup the only decent creative card is the audigy 2 (the 1 sucks) but even better would be to go with an m-audio soundcard. but in this case the missing bass is becouse of the very poor sblive

Read this: http://www5.head-fi.org/forums/showt...ghlight=hp1000 and this: http://www5.head-fi.org/forums/showt...ghlight=hp1000 (below) now go to nearest store and buy the sbc-hp1000

These 2 wil suit you: http://www5.head-fi.org/forums/showt...ghlight=hp1000 http://www5.head-fi.org/forums/showt...ghlight=hp1000 pleasant reading

If you like the philips you might want to take a look at the HP1000 (not the grado's )they are a bit more refined than than 890's and slightly more expensive. below in this tread: http://www5.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75926 you can find my opinion about the hp890 vs hp1000...

Quote: Originally Posted by chamix Can someone tell me somthing about Philips HP 1000 vs. Philips HP890? Yes, i can!, the hp1000 is a bit brighter than the hp890 and has less bass (you can get it on the same level but it requires either a good low ohm amp or a bass boost, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by Surreal HP1000s for 75? where??? i wouldnt mind another pair. drake, the soundstage is dependent on how the cd was mixed. i knwo you know this, but i am pointing it out because on the BEST mixed recordings, you almost think you are either THERE or...

Quote: Originally Posted by Surreal So, thanks to this wonderful forum I have a pair of Philips HP1000 headphones. Beautiful. Someone described the soundstage as being so wide that it was like listening to speakers...but I would say it like an array of speakers arranged in a...

i've got the HP1000 which is the same headphone but without the dolby headphone amplifier, but i can tell your for the price the HP1000 are very good headphones.

As a dutch guy i would recommend the philips HP1000 (around 150). But it depends on were you are living becouse they are very hard to get in the usa, otherwise i would go for the audio technica 500, of perhaps the sennheiser 555.

The Phillips HP-1000 would might suit you but they are very hard to get in the usa. so i would suggest these ones: sen 555-595-590, A900 and maybe the sony mdr-780

1: It's good for movies but not for music. 2: Powerdvd 5/xp. 3: Either an ristricted or an illigal version.

I don't see any technics headphones, my philips hp1000 is not in the list either.

Quote: Originally Posted by davei Technics are more specialized, they only make DJ headphones Nope, they also make "hi-fi" headphones the RP-F product line. I've had a pair of technics rp-f580 but the while the rp-f line may be very comfortable headphones (If not the most...

I found the 650 even on a pour source sound way much better than the 570 but you could also buy the cheaper 600 and a simple amp.

I noticed there were almost none reviews available of the hp1000 so here's a short review of them, i'm not very experienced with headphones but i hope it will give an impression of how they are. I was going to buy the sony mdr-cd780 but they were unavailable so why not try the philips than ...

I gues it was me saying that about the soundstage, now they have a huge soundstage but than again that is their strong point (philips designed them for the soundstage), but the bass is missing and it is very leaden, also sometimes the treble was a bit too much although the strange thing was that...

Yesterday i checked the 590 595 out and the sony cd780 cd2000, and the CD3000 , also i looked at the philips sbc-hp1000 Ok the 590 was probobly the most comfortable for me but i didn't like the sound (don't ask me why i just didn't like it), the 595 sounded good but it was like the sound was...

the 595 looks interesting i'll try to check them out tomorrow (if i can find a store that has them). btw my eye also cought this one: Philips SBCHP1000 looiks nice on paper and pictures and is also not hard to drive, but is it any good? (couldn'd find a review of them though).

Quote: Originally Posted by commando The A500 perhaps? They look interesting but, audio technica headphones are difficult to get in holland, and they are closed, i prefere open headphones.