Looking for a KH of slightly higher class, I first tried the usual suspects. The listened to each quite different to, were very impressive in some areas, but met in their total vote not quite (to not at all) my taste. While the dissected a any sound out of the carrier, he sounded simultaneously cold and disembodied on the next serve wonderful voices, but contained a number of details to me at the same time at high frequencies before. So it went on, after five attempts, I really wanted to give up and keep my old KH.
Should there be no KH, bringing a rather warm vote, beautiful clear voices, rich (but not fat) Bass and a flawless (not annoying or hissing) tweeter, which also sounds as natural as possible and not all Tongeschehen centers can play in your head?
I never would have come here to Philips, but the reviews and the reference to the sound underlying trend for HD 650 have made my attention.
Arrived, I wondered mainly that the board did not want to go up right. After unpacking, I wondered then, however, continued: The processing, the materials, the comfort (comfort Yes) was by far the best thing I got to know so far in this price range. Design is well known, a matter of taste, but one has definitely made a lot of effort.
(As mentioned, purely subjective) we come to the sound:
The thought of having to import the headphones still somehow came (unlike the other candidates) do not even on. After the first pieces I knew exactly is it and exactly this vote you waited - one might even say hoped. The listener remained the same on the head and familiar CDs were heard with enthusiasm.
The sound is difficult to describe, because some features appeared so far to be mutually exclusive, I want it a try: Of course, harmonious, lively with a certain fun factor through audible, nerve-free, exciting and at the same time relaxed, powerful voices - these were so first impressions , Despite powerful bass well balanced to dissect in the mids and highs, to hear every detail without the entire piece, far hung with analytical and cold, but also to and from warm. The stage (where you can talk with a KH thereof) extends quite far to the sides, not the middle of the pure mental cinema. Overall, it makes for me all right, what you can do right in this price range (and beyond). I have far more expensive KH heard that I liked poor, just a matter of taste.
The recording quality of a CD can be heard clearly. In a reference CD I come from the amazement not get out, but also about recording levels (today unfortunately often the case), you can listen to quite. Only with very strong bass-heavy pieces of one or the other of the bass could be too much (I can fix on my system), also a matter of taste.
I have heard many hours since the first touchdown, a tonal change is not noticed me, am still excited. For properties to other playback devices (except CDP / BR) I can not say anything, anyway, seems to me the solution for the small jack due to the potential leverage in portable devices to be not so well done.
Overall, I can only express a clear recommendation, but also the longest review does not replace the own sound impression after a short listening time. I'm certainly not a big fan of Philips products, but what they have created with this KH, I consider exceptional for really. My search has certainly an end.
