Philips SHP895

[NGPlease]

Hey guys,
I'm a newcomer to this "audiophile" business but I've always enjoyed having good sound.

A few years ago I wanted some good headphones to listen to my music with and so I bought a Philips SHP895 that I found for a good price while on vacation. I've started looking around online (Just after finding this website

) for a possible replacement but I don't know what these headphones can be compared too. If possible, what "tier" - so to speak - would my Philips lie on?

thanks for any advice.

EDIT: If it's of any importance, I use it with my Pioneer receiver and the Sansa fuze. FLAC on the reciever and V4 mp3s on the Sansa.

 

[duanepo]

have you looked at the denons? D1001 and D2000?

 

[NGPlease]

Well I've looked at a lot of them online but I don't know of any local places that I can test them out at. I live in Vancouver BC. I would mainly like to know what my current headphones can be compared to so I can see where I stand.

 

[ourfpshero]

the hp895 sounds like a lower end beyerdynamic dt880. the large philips headphones generaly have nice sound but lousy build quality and can compete sound-wise with most headphones in the sub $100 class.

a bigger and better sound for you would probably be an audio technica art series or beyer dt series

 

[NGPlease]

Thanks. I was actually looking at the Audio Technica A700 or AD700. What are the differences between the two? I know that one is closed and the other is open. Is a deeper bass the main difference? I mostly listen to rock and metal.

 

[Benaiir]

FWIR, AD700 doesn't have bass.

My personal favorite can is the DT770 because it's so fun to listen to and it's closed. I'm really in the same boat as you. I'm just experimenting with different cans to find my favorite.

 

[Vadeus]

I have this Philips SHP895 - great BASSS! And so - i changed 895 on the BeyerD DT880 (05/250) - most detailet, bass perfect (on my amp).

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[NGPlease]

Thanks Vadeus. I'm looking at the Denon D2000s right now, hopefully their a big step up from the Philips.

 

[Vadeus]

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Originally Posted by NGPlease /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks Vadeus. I'm looking at the Denon D2000s right now, hopefully their a big step up from the Philips.

No, Denon2000 - closed! Beyer's - the Best! Sound in my opinions bestly (IMHO)

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