AdamP
100+ Head-Fier
- Joined
- Dec 12, 2004
- Posts
- 183
- Likes
- 10
Here is the story... I normally don't buy cheap cheap headphones but I was going to the gym one day and I forgot my headphones (SuperFi.5Pro) so I stopped by Walmart instead of going to home to get them.
I picked up these Philips HS820 on impulse... $25CAD @ Walmart. I asked the guy what their return policy was and he said that the product can be used as long as I have the original packaging I can return within 30day with the receipt. The deal was pretty much sealed after that. In the end I decided to keep them...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...&s=electronics
Everybody is saying that Philips does the midrange and high end very well.
Here are the main points that I can gather:
HIGHS & MIDS (No joke on any of these points)
-very high resoultion highs... string instruments have an amazing sparkle to them (maybe I'm crazy but I'd say it has more sparkle than an SR-60 and ages ahead of a PX-100)
-soundstaging... drum rolls panning from left and right... wow... added with that sparkle noted above... very impressive
-very very airy and open sound (even more so than Grados)... I think is due to the fact that the drivers are fully pressed against my ears
-no sibilance that I can detect
-really neutral sounding vocals
BASS
-loses it's composure on the deep bass and high volumes
-doesn't really do the low lows well you can hear them but they do not carry so much energy
-I'd say it's pretty linear down to 50Hz realistically
-very tight and impactful
The negatives:
-the sound loses it's composure at high volumes (probably couldn't stand to listen to these headphones at this volume for an extended period anyway)
-linearity decreases signficantly and a hump in the mid and high end transisiton is apparent (overly bright and some sibilance is detected)
-neckband... tough fit for some
For rap/hiphop/trance/club/house/jungle/R&B go with the PX-100 or Grado SR-60 if you like your bass loud and low.
For stringed music I find that these really shine (I think they also sound nice in the electronic/urban music as well but the bass is sacrificed). I'm not putting down the SR-60 and PX-100 but for the price I'm impressed.
If you have a look at my invetory in the sig I have a pretty decent idea of what sounds good (obviously keeping the price of a headphone under $250US) and I can confidently say that these headphones are worthy of going in that list as well... a cheap expendable phone that sounds good.
I picked up these Philips HS820 on impulse... $25CAD @ Walmart. I asked the guy what their return policy was and he said that the product can be used as long as I have the original packaging I can return within 30day with the receipt. The deal was pretty much sealed after that. In the end I decided to keep them...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...&s=electronics
Everybody is saying that Philips does the midrange and high end very well.
Here are the main points that I can gather:
HIGHS & MIDS (No joke on any of these points)
-very high resoultion highs... string instruments have an amazing sparkle to them (maybe I'm crazy but I'd say it has more sparkle than an SR-60 and ages ahead of a PX-100)
-soundstaging... drum rolls panning from left and right... wow... added with that sparkle noted above... very impressive
-very very airy and open sound (even more so than Grados)... I think is due to the fact that the drivers are fully pressed against my ears
-no sibilance that I can detect
-really neutral sounding vocals
BASS
-loses it's composure on the deep bass and high volumes
-doesn't really do the low lows well you can hear them but they do not carry so much energy
-I'd say it's pretty linear down to 50Hz realistically
-very tight and impactful
The negatives:
-the sound loses it's composure at high volumes (probably couldn't stand to listen to these headphones at this volume for an extended period anyway)
-linearity decreases signficantly and a hump in the mid and high end transisiton is apparent (overly bright and some sibilance is detected)
-neckband... tough fit for some
For rap/hiphop/trance/club/house/jungle/R&B go with the PX-100 or Grado SR-60 if you like your bass loud and low.
For stringed music I find that these really shine (I think they also sound nice in the electronic/urban music as well but the bass is sacrificed). I'm not putting down the SR-60 and PX-100 but for the price I'm impressed.
If you have a look at my invetory in the sig I have a pretty decent idea of what sounds good (obviously keeping the price of a headphone under $250US) and I can confidently say that these headphones are worthy of going in that list as well... a cheap expendable phone that sounds good.