Balanced Plastikbomber

Considered Aurally is the Philips SHP9500 towards AKG K601 / K612 / K701, Beyerdynamic DT880 and Shure SRH 940 - so it is a rather bright sounding headphones. Bass is plentiful for my taste (both in quantity concerns Bass depth), "Boom Basten" should then but would prefer to pick up the Audio Technica ATH M50 or the Beyerdynamic DT770.
The heights I feel - especially at high volumes - but in the long run anyway as "harsh", otherwise I can not describe it. Whether this is due to a nasty height emphasis on distortion or simply incompatibility with my ears ... no idea. In any event, the Philips not compete in this discipline in my ears with the other above-mentioned models. The virtual stage is rather inconspicuous.

Processing seems very good at first glance. Doing so this will change somewhat: the running above the headband plastic band feels like Low to plastic, and the plastic used otherwise seems to me not very dibasic. But here I should not lose sight of perhaps the price tag and my subjective perception.

Unrestricted positive: thanks to perfectly ordinary 3.5mm jack on the headphones easily exchangeable cables and pleasant sitting (with my model I had in adapting the earcups help out however, because the joints were stiff). The ear cushions are the way out of such a net-like material, as it also has the Sony MDR MA900. Can you like, but you do not. I like velor / plush prefer, but suspect that the fabric used on Philips on hot days is more comfortable to wear.

On balance I would say that for the currently required 110 to 120 Euro definitely an alternative for those who are looking for a bright, relatively neutral in bass headphones to 150 euros (then but even the AKG K612 interesting, because I would give the gentler Hochtons preference over the Philips).

In my previous quibbling despite I consider (overlooking the asking price) the performance offered by the Philips very good.