Return of a Legend! Philips SHP 9600 Review

It's FINALLY here! The new SHP9600! The successor to the VERY POPULAR SHP9500 headphones. Legendary budget headphones!

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[chelseajupiter]

Audio reviewers: The SHP9500s are ridiculously good for their price! If they were twice expensive, they'd still be great headphones!
Philips: 🤔

[jonathanphang]

Joshua flexing on us with that Dyson fan :D

[redeye]

Currently on Amazon the 9600s are going for only $8 more than the 9500s ($68 vs $60). I think at those prices it finally has come down to sound preference. The way you broke things down was perfect for helping me make my decision. I play way more single player games than online PvP and will much more appreciate the increased immersion with that extra bass of the 9600s. I'm going with the 9600s for my first open back, thanks for your thorough and unbiased review.

[k.-flynn]

The way it's priced seems like a response to the hype rather than it's quality.

[sarmehdi]

Never seen any reviewer struggle nearly as much as Joshua to give an absolutely objective review of a product, while openly acknowledging his own preferences/biases. #Respect

[nonenothing]

"Dms disliked them but well, it's ok to be wrong" bro this is hilarious

[abiromu]

I remember getting the SHP9500s around 2 and a half years ago after months of copious research. These were my first audiophile headphones (had a Bose SoundTrue before that) and I remember paying a measly $55 for them on Newegg. I have enjoyed them and loved them since the day I got them and they are irreplaceable to me. I now own a few high end headphones/IEMs (Audeze EL-8, AKG Q701, Etymotic ERXR, Shure SE210), but the SHP9500s have a special place in my heart. Everytime someone asks me for a recommendation for a good headphone under $120, I just ask them whether portability is important for them or not. If they value sound over portability, I suggest these without a second thought.
I remember how I felt the first time I listened to music through them. The soundstage, the imaging, it brought a grin to my face, and it still does, when I listen to certain tracks. Your first time comes only once, and if I had to do it all over again, I'll still do it with the SHP9500s. Also, the fact that they're 2.5 years old and still look like they were bought yesterday (even though I wasn't the most careful owner) tell you a lot about the build quality and robustness of these.
I won't upgrade to the SHP9600s because I love the sound signature of the original 9500s. The bass could be a bit better, so I fixed it in EQ. It cost me $0.

[santosvazquez]

right now, the 9600 is $10 less than the 9500 with the Prime day deal in case anyone is watching today.

[boristrejos]

I think the SHP9600 are a nice upgrade over the 9500's. After A/B testing them for a few hours, it became clear the soundstage and imaging are similar but there's no denying that the smoother treble and added bass kick which were the biggest complaints about the 9500's have now been fixed. I intend on keeping them both since they're both unique in their own way. By the way, I really missed the "L" and "R" on the 9500's so I decided to paint them on the 9600's using a bronze metallic marker to match the external cup rings and I'm quite pleased with the final result. 'Nuff said.

[justyndesouza]

Stellar video quality as always Joshua. I was racking my brain on the quality of the new headphones and you helped me out greatly. Keep up the amazing work my guy.

[jasonfranciosa]

Great review, was looking forward to this! Given the SHP9600 is pretty close to the HD 58x in price, I don't think it's worth it at all, spend a bit more and get the 58x.

[cbomb]

Looking forward to that X3 review. Thanks for all the reviews.

[werewolfe]

they realized that they were underselling the 9500 so they made a new version at the "correct" price

[victoro]

I’ve been waiting for a good review on these! Thank god, for my first ever pc setup around Christmas I had my eyes on the 9500 for months, but now that they released 9600 I’m looking towards those

[OliverOats]

I appreciate this review. The one thing I was apprehensive about on the 9500s was the bass response. I was going between those and the X2HRs with the latter looking too bulky. This is an interesting option that might bridge the gap. A $99 price tag would have me, but these will be have to be considered now. Thanks for the review!

[christesterman]

SHP 9600 are under $70 right now good time to pick a pair up.

[johnnick]

I never clicked this fast on any video ever. Period.

[jjpablo]

Pad swapping the 9500 can get you the same sound signature to the 9600. I put the zmf universe hybrids on mine and they perform pretty much the same if not I’d say the 9500 actually edge it out because you still retain the open, airyness while boosting the bass to the same level as the 9600. You should try it you might be surprised.

[bernardoblanchetramirez]

So I made a good decision by buying the 9500 a few weeks ago

[YoloVibs]

The 9500’s have been my daily driver for like 6 months now. The only thing I’ve wanted is for them to be wireless.