Philips SHP2000 – A Review – The Budget Headphones

The History – Why – What??





Well I was on the hunt for some cheap reliable headphones as my older ones had given up upon me. Budget in my mind was as less as possible, with some clean sound and something that felt long lasting as well.

I had some things in my mind first hand that I was not looking for something very expensive , looking for a wire length of 2 meters and not more as my previous 6 meters long cable died because of all the tangle.

The use of these was going to be purely movies and once in a blue moon of music as I already have the EP-630 for music. For movies the priority was decent amount of isolation from the world outside and comfort that was needed for the long movie hours.

The damage for these headphones was just under 700 bucks which was pretty decent a deal.

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The Technical Specifications

[FONT=&quot]Sound[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Acoustic system - Open[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Frequency response - 15 - 22 000 Hz[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Impedance - 32 Ohm[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Maximum power input - 500 mW[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Sensitivity - 100 dB[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Speaker diameter - 40 mm[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Connectivity[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Cable length - 2 m[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Finishing of connector - Chrome plated[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Type of cable - OFC[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Accessories[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Adaptor plug - 3.5-6.3 mm[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Packaging Data[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Gross weight - 0.418 kg[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Tare weight - 0.192 kg[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Net weight - 0.226 kg[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Length - 196 mm[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Width - 107 mm[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Height - 208 mm

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[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]The Cans – My Observation[/FONT]





The Philips SHP2000 act in as a great pair of headphones for my movies, the sound is crisp, the bass is tight though, but for the movies it’s a great pair of cans. The sound is very clean during the movies, would not be a great pair for music listening especially for the people who are into a lot of rock, but for the everyday use these are a pretty decent pair of plugs.



These are fully cover ear cups are very comfortable on the ears even after long hours of movie watching, in fact I can say that they feel much more comfortable than my EP-630 on long hour usage for my movies.

The headband is adjustable which make it very easy to fit on any head, even without the cushioning on the band of the cans they are very comfortable as they are light and the cups fit in right on to the ears leaving very less for the band to actually do making it a great pair of headphones.



The quality of the wire is also good, they are thick though double wires could have been molded into one, but the thick wires do well, and I hope they won’t cut of like some of my previous thin ones. The chrome plated connector is also pretty decent and does it job well, even comes along with a 6.3mm connector which can be used in my brother guitar and keyboard directly which is pretty nice as an added feature.



The side of the cans is covered with woolen, cotton type of mix material which is very comfortable and seems that would last for quite some time before may be tearing off or any kind of damage to it. The noise isolation provided by these headphones is also decent, not as good as the EP630 but for the price paid and the amount of comfort they offer it’s a great thing at the price, making them a great pair of budget headphones.



The sound of the headphones is pretty natural and I like it during my movies, I find them better than the EP630 for my movies which demand more clarity than bass. The headphones break in pretty soon and sound even better making the sound more natural , closer to my ears. The bass as I said is not great but overall make in a lot of sense for the price.



To put it into simple words I can conclude that these cans provide great amount of portability as they are light, very comfortable on the ears even after long movie hours, the amount of noise isolation provided by these headphones is also very decent, but not as good at the creative plugs. The material and the stuff feels and looks very durable, the quality of the cables is also good and thick which won’t get cut or damaged easily even after rough handling in my opinion. The thing that lacks in these is the quality bass that music lovers might look for when compared to the EP630, its not boomy but is tight , lacks the deep bass effect to simply things.



In the end they don’t cost a bomb, do a very decent job for the price and is something that would last for quite some time.
 
They are ok to listen to audiotapes or radio talkshows, but for music they are bad. Bass is ok, but mids and highs are unevenly low, like listening music through bucket on your head. Their big size makes them bad for travelling from point a to b.
I recommend not to buy them. Compared to my Sennheiser HD 205 (also quite cheap), they are way too big and make lousy sound.
 
They are ok to listen to audiotapes or radio talkshows, but for music they are bad. Bass is ok, but mids and highs are unevenly low, like listening music through bucket on your head. Their big size makes them bad for travelling from point a to b.
I recommend not to buy them. Compared to my Sennheiser HD 205 (also quite cheap), they are way too big and make lousy sound.
you are comparing 500 Rs headphone to 3K+ headphone .

IMO ,They do very decent job for their price
 
They are ok to listen to audiotapes or radio talkshows, but for music they are bad. Bass is ok, but mids and highs are unevenly low, like listening music through bucket on your head. Their big size makes them bad for travelling from point a to b.
I recommend not to buy them. Compared to my Sennheiser HD 205 (also quite cheap), they are way too big and make lousy sound.
Comparing a headphone which cost a mere 700 bucks to a Senn's. :rofl: . This is the type of comparisions which i call Ridiculous comparision.
Also this thread was created way back in 2008. Bumping it after 5 long years to give such a reply doesn't seem to be such a good idea.
 
They are ok to listen to audiotapes or radio talkshows, but for music they are bad. Bass is ok, but mids and highs are unevenly low, like listening music through bucket on your head. Their big size makes them bad for travelling from point a to b.
I recommend not to buy them. Compared to my Sennheiser HD 205 (also quite cheap), they are way too big and make lousy sound.

Use foobar, equalize the headphones for flat frequency response and they'll be fantastic. I'm using them after equalizing and they sound great.
 
These headphones are awesome for movies specially because of the soundstage and deep thumpy bass (which IMO are the two main factors for movies) :D
These are not so good for music though as the sound is not that accurate. The volume is kinda low and can't really use them with Media player classic (though VLC works just fine). Totally worth the money for watching movies.
 
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