The Philips 9500 was surprising to say the least. I had seen many other reviews from reviewers I trust and thought it was likely it would be good. But I was surprised at how good. I am mostly (at least the last last couple of years) an IEM person. I was, you might say, burned out on headphones that “over promised and underdelivered”. But is seemed that IEM’s delivered great sound at a much lower price. Also I could have several pairs with different sound signatures and “looks” and keep them in my nightstand drawer because they are so small. Headphones are another story entirely.

I put these on and plugged them to my FiiO M11 Pro and immediately sat up straight. What the heck was I hearing? did these $79.00 headphones really sound that good? So, I unplugged them and moved them to my desk, plugged them into my RME and left them playing some heavy metal for about 3 hrs. Just to make sure the break in people would be happy, well I really needed to leave them for like 1000 hrs for that, but 3 hrs would have to suffice. Put then back on and settled in for some serious listening. Man, they really were that good. Unbelievable, that price and this sound. What surprises me is that these were delivering most of the detail and clarity as some of the better IEM’s I’ve heard but also great mids and good bass. These had really “fun” sound.

I can’t say enough about how good these sound. I am usually an “IEM guy” but headphones like this have been changing my perception lately about the value of a good set of headphones. Also the experience they can deliver. Great detail, good treble, great mids, good bass, good stage and better than many timbre.

These have been reviewed a lot in the past so I won’t go on to much but these are such a great buy that it’s really a no brainer. If your in the market for some headphones and your budget is small and you haven’t heard these then buy them at Amazon and make sure they are from a “Prime” seller. You can not lose, if you don’t like them just send them back. My guess is you will keep them.

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