They arrived!
Paired with the X1, that leans a bit north in terms of bass, makes it just sufficient.
SHP9500 + Beyerdynamic padding + V-Moda cable
" Beyerdynamic padding "
was it easy to take off the original padding?
also has the sound changed?
It's just an add-on onto that strap that's attached under the actual headband. Google "beyerdynamic removable headband" and you'll see what I mean. It's one of those clip on ones.
Sound should still be the same since no mods have been done.
Surprise! These are on Massdrop again... Been listening to mine quite a bit recently, and for $59 they're a steal!
I noticed that you have the HD-598. So do I, and it is my main open office headphone. How do the SHP9500 and HD-598 compare? In particular, I am worried that the SHP9500 may be brighter. Is it?
I am also impressed that you have the K7XX and still listen to the SHP9500.
I noticed that you have the HD-598. So do I, and it is my main open office headphone. How do the SHP9500 and HD-598 compare? In particular, I am worried that the SHP9500 may be brighter. Is it?
I am also impressed that you have the K7XX and still listen to the SHP9500.
HD598 is probably going to my mom soon. Love it for classical, but find the lack of bass makes it unsatisfactory for most everything else. SHP9500 to me (so far) is comparable to the HD598, but with better body down low. Perhaps a little brighter, but not in an uncomfortable way (IMO). I've been really busy the last 6 weeks or so, and received both the K7XX and SHP9500 in that time, so haven't really had the chance to do any A/B comparisons, or give either a REAL workout. My life will free up in late May, at which point I'll be diving into that task with vigour.
Thank you. I listen to classical music a lot and find the HD598 to be very good for that. I am not a bass-head and am sensitive to treble-oriented presentations. I like the sound signature of the Philips SHL5500 and would like to try an open Philips headphone. Decisions, decisions...
I noticed that you have the HD-598. So do I, and it is my main open office headphone. How do the SHP9500 and HD-598 compare? In particular, I am worried that the SHP9500 may be brighter. Is it?
hi guys, these are available on massdrop once again for $60, so i have some quick questions:
- how's isolation on these cans? i know they are open, i'm not expecting perfect silence, but still, are these some loud headphones for the surroundings?
- would you consider these for guitar oriented music (rock, metal)?
I noticed that you have the HD-598. So do I, and it is my main open office headphone. How do the SHP9500 and HD-598 compare? In particular, I am worried that the SHP9500 may be brighter. Is it?
SHP9500 is brighter than a foam-modded 558 if that helps. People say a 598 is a little brighter than a no-foam 558.
But it's not as big a difference as I expected.
The bigger difference is more the bass and overall fullness.
Doing +3db eq on 250hz and lower, and -2db on 8k and higher on the 9500 makes them both pretty close overall. I'd say the main differences then is the no-foam 558 still puts vocals a little more forward, and the SHP9500 easily has more clarity. If a a crowd is clapping along with a song, the no-foam 558 and its "smoothness"/blurriness kind of makes it sound like one tonality clapping and that most people are clapping together. You can pick out some off-time people here and there, but overall, they sound pretty much in unison.
The SHP9500, even with that eq setting that hurts clarity and separation, it's easier to hear different tones of claps and hear the people who aren't clapping at the same time as everyone else. It's actually surprising to hear most everyone clapping together on the no-foam 558, and then switch to the 9500 and then have your attention drawn to thinking about how many of the people are clapping off time.
Maybe different eq would make them even closer. This is from A-B'ing them for 15 or so minutes.
Thank you for this very detailed comparison. I appreciate the use of the "clapping test" to illustrate the clarity issue. If I understand correctly, your assessment is that the foam-modded HD558 is bassier and fuller than the SHP9500; I did not expect the bassier part from other posts.
SHP9500 is so open that they're probably louder on the outside than on the inside.
Depends how you like your rock. Detailed and clear guitar notes? Yes. Richness/fullness of guitar chords? You're going to need to add some eq.
I'd say they have a solid bass/kick drum. Sometimes I see people recommending bassy headphones for rock, but a lot of rock and metal has a strong bass/kick drum, and then it's like those headphones are constantly hitting me in the head with a hammer.