This is my first review on this website for the Philips SHP2000.
These headphones sound amazing with any genre of music. I prefer to listen to EDM and these headphones sure does a good job as monitors because I use them to master my music.
Build Quality
I had these for 3 years and 2 parts of the headband have broke. Of course it could be me, carrying these around in my bag when I took them to college, but still, most of it was made of plastic. The headband is made of just plastic, the driver housing is made of plastic, and everything else is made of plastic. For a price, that is acceptable. The cable is roughly 2m, making these a good for indoor use, even though I used them outdoor sometimes. At the end, there is a 3.5" connector that is too large to fit in an iPhone case but works well with other devices. The cable is covered with more plastic but at least it can handle bending.
Comfort
When I bought them and unboxed them to start using right away, these really felt very comfortable. The cloth earpads really didn't cause my ears to sweat and heat up and I really liked that. The headband didn't annoy me at all even though there is no padding, and I had no problem listening to them for extended periods of time. The only thing that annoyed me was the shape of the ear pads. Otherwise, very comfortable, it just annoys me when it touches my jaw as it feels like the headphones are misplaced. Rotating the ear cups to how you want it should solve that issue.
Sound Quality
These are not the best basshead headphones or the best treble screamers but I have to say that the highs stand out a little bit more then the bass. The bass quantity when using it with a computer is really good. I felt that it was quieter with my mobile device, when listening to music. The bass also has that nice deep, clean sounding sub bass, making it great for movies and, sort of, gaming. The mids are quite relaxed and nice sounding. I can hear the vocals clearly and they don't sound recessed at higher volumes. The high are better then what I expected. I thought it was going to be muffled and it will be rubbish, and that what I was hearing for the first few days. They needed burn in, but I just played music at moderate volume and the highs opened a lot. The highs do get a little bit siblant at some points of tracks I listen to but they don't cause way to much ear fatigue, unlike what I have been hearing with the Ultrasones.
Conclusion
I think these are great headphones if you don't want to spend too much money for some good sounding HiFi headphones and use them indoors. I suggest buying them for your collection.
These headphones sound amazing with any genre of music. I prefer to listen to EDM and these headphones sure does a good job as monitors because I use them to master my music.
Build Quality
I had these for 3 years and 2 parts of the headband have broke. Of course it could be me, carrying these around in my bag when I took them to college, but still, most of it was made of plastic. The headband is made of just plastic, the driver housing is made of plastic, and everything else is made of plastic. For a price, that is acceptable. The cable is roughly 2m, making these a good for indoor use, even though I used them outdoor sometimes. At the end, there is a 3.5" connector that is too large to fit in an iPhone case but works well with other devices. The cable is covered with more plastic but at least it can handle bending.
Comfort
When I bought them and unboxed them to start using right away, these really felt very comfortable. The cloth earpads really didn't cause my ears to sweat and heat up and I really liked that. The headband didn't annoy me at all even though there is no padding, and I had no problem listening to them for extended periods of time. The only thing that annoyed me was the shape of the ear pads. Otherwise, very comfortable, it just annoys me when it touches my jaw as it feels like the headphones are misplaced. Rotating the ear cups to how you want it should solve that issue.
Sound Quality
These are not the best basshead headphones or the best treble screamers but I have to say that the highs stand out a little bit more then the bass. The bass quantity when using it with a computer is really good. I felt that it was quieter with my mobile device, when listening to music. The bass also has that nice deep, clean sounding sub bass, making it great for movies and, sort of, gaming. The mids are quite relaxed and nice sounding. I can hear the vocals clearly and they don't sound recessed at higher volumes. The high are better then what I expected. I thought it was going to be muffled and it will be rubbish, and that what I was hearing for the first few days. They needed burn in, but I just played music at moderate volume and the highs opened a lot. The highs do get a little bit siblant at some points of tracks I listen to but they don't cause way to much ear fatigue, unlike what I have been hearing with the Ultrasones.
Conclusion
I think these are great headphones if you don't want to spend too much money for some good sounding HiFi headphones and use them indoors. I suggest buying them for your collection.
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