MarcoGV
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I heard someone say that these are about on par in terms of sound with the sennheiser hd598, does anyone else think that or have the 598's to compare to them? ive been looking into both of these headphones which do you guys think would be a better choice?
I own both. I find almost impossible to compare them directly, because they feel and sound different. The SHP9500 is so much less expensive, when on sale, that it may make sense to try it first and trade to the HD598 if the sound is not to your liking. As I explained in a previous post on this thread (post #479, http://www.head-fi.org/t/717690/philips-shp9500-discussion-thread/465#post_11853289), the impedance curve of the HD598 is such that it will sound "boomy" when used with an amplifier with high input impedance. As I also wrote in that post, overall, with my Dragonfly DAC/amp, I use the HD598 more than the SHP9500.