new Philips SHP-895 - anyone tried them?

[dogday]

here they are (page is in swedish but all techspecs are easy to recognise; the cable is not 50 millimeters long, nor are the drivers 4 meters). hopefully a worthy heir to the 890's and, if that's the case, a good tip for anyone who wants to try headphone hi-fi out without becoming too sorry about his/hers wallet.

 

[Andrea]

What I can say for now is that they look good! (far better than the HP890 for sure)

Now I'm very curious about the rest...

 

[]|[ GorE]

Probably one of the best looking headphones.

 

[EyeAmEye]

Does look good, indeed, but Philips products usually look a bit cheaper in person than in the photos. The HP1000 I have looked alot better in pictures.

 

[taymat]

I enjoyed the philips hp-890. It had no major flaws and I bought one for two thirds of the price of a sennheiser hd497. You got good sound quality, a stand, and great comfort. If this has better sound and similar build quality/price/comfort to the 890 it should be an excellent headphone. Unfortunately I can't find any info on it in Philips UK site, maybe I'll try the worldwide version.

 

[Roasty]

seems malaysia is one of the first few countries to get them?! priced at under rm200 which at 3.8 conversion rate would be around US$50 if im not wrong. (i paid RM185 for my HP890 which equates to under US$50)

anyway, one of the users in our forum did a small review on them.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?sh...post&p=4256662

do read on to the next page as he gives another look at them after a day or so of burn in.

 

[sgrossklass]

They've apparently been available since the end of May here in .de. Pricing is approx. 70...90 EUR (mostly <80), about 10-15 more than the 890.

BTW, I started a thread on these cans just a few days ago, and noone replied...

 

[ken36]

Great thread.

 

[dvw]

Just came home from Asia with a pair of SHP895. Great deal for $50. Solid construction with a stand.

The phones has great resolution and does everything well. Although it's only 32 ohms, it still needs some juice to shine. With proper amp, the sound is rich and can handle complex passage well. The phone sound lean out of PCDP. But out of an moderate amp (even a sound card), the sound comes alive.

The detail from high to low is simply incredible. On female vocal you can hear the breathing between phrases. On violin, you can feel the bow moving across the string. With drum you can literately hear the stick hitting the drum. It's like watching a football game in slow motion, you see every little subtlety.

However, there seems to be a lack of emotional impact. Maybe I'm still tired from jetlag or I am paying too much attention to the sound but not the music.
However, it is a great buy if you can get your hands on one even at twice the price.

 

[Drakemoor]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvw Just came home from Asia with a pair of SHP895. Great deal for $50. Solid construction with a stand. The phones has great resolution and does everything well. Although it's only 32 ohms, it still needs some juice to shine. With proper amp, the sound is rich and can handle complex passage well. The phone sound lean out of PCDP. But out of an moderate amp (even a sound card), the sound comes alive. The detail from high to low is simply incredible. On female vocal you can hear the breathing between phrases. On violin, you can feel the bow moving across the string. With drum you can literately hear the stick hitting the drum. It's like watching a football game in slow motion, you see every little subtlety. However, there seems to be a lack of emotional impact. Maybe I'm still tired from jetlag or I am paying too much attention to the sound but not the music. However, it is a great buy if you can get your hands on one even at twice the price.

*must resist witty comment....*

these are sounding pretty good though, i bought a pair of 890's for £35 a while back from a head-fi member and i'm very pleased with them. After a little EQing to bring the mids forward a bit they're sounding even better, well worth the money.

Can anyone with 890's who have tried these give a dcent comparison pro's/con's?

 

[bossnass15]

how does this compare to the HP1000?

 

[halcyon]

Also widely available in Europe now between 70-90 euros.

I'm tempted to pick a pair to find out.

 

[sgrossklass]

Hardly anyone here is likely to try and stop you from doing that

. I would assume this model to have an EQ similar to the lesser '805, maybe a bit less extreme. I have little doubt about them being *technically* on par with middle-class cans from more established manufacturers.

 

[ifer]

i actually prefer the 890 to this model.
maybe it's me but i think the 890 is more comfortable than this one...

 

[erlik]

Since there aren't many treads about these I'll give my opignon.

First for a full sized hifi headphone they are quite cheap: I paid around 90€ shipped, however I had to order in germany because I couldn't find a reseler in Belgium.

They arrive packaged in a nice box, with a stand and a 4 meters cable. The cable connects to the phone with a 2.5 mm jack (single entry), with a 3.5mm jack on the other end. The cable also has a "twist" system to lock the cable in the phones and avoid accidental disconnects (al least on the headphone side). A gold plated screw in adapter is also provided if you need a 6.3 mm plug.

The headband has a spring based adjustement system. The good is that the headphone pretty much adjust itself to your head automatically and stays well in place. The bad is that the pressure is a little more than what I would like, and I don't know about the durability of the springs. I found the confort to be slightly less than the senheiser and beyers I have tried, but still quite good, it doesn't detract from the listening. My only real buff is that the fabric covering the earpads can get irritating on long listening sessions. Also the earpads don't seems to be user replaceable.

Sound wise these are very good for the price. The first impressions that I have are clarity and precision. It is actually easier to recognize instruments with this than my Beyers DTX900 (my former top headphone). Also as mentioned before by dvw female vocals are quite good, this phone gives me the impression that the singer is right in front of me. They have quite good bass extention (the 50mm drivers probably helps there), but they don't emphase the bass much (altrough it is definitelly present and clear). If you want deep bass it's good, if you want a lot of bass it's not that great. Highs seems clear and detailled, Mids are maybe slightly weaker than the bass and highs but not much. Soundstage is quite good also (the drivers are angled, apparently that helps).

They play OK out of my Ipod headphone jack, but I find the sound better out of my PA2V2 (but then that's the case of almost all of my headphones).

I think they are a good bargain if you can get them for less than 100€. I would say they are in the same league as the senn 515 / 555, but I only had the oportunity to listen to the senns in the shop (less than ideal condtions) so it's difficult to make a definitive comparison.

Clearly they are now my best non portable general purpose headphone. I'll still use my senns HD212 pro for dance tracks that benefit for a huge bass boost, but these are better for classical, vocal, pop and even rock thanks to the clarity they deliver.