Finally, our long-awaited impression video is out for the much anticipated Philips X3 and SHP9600. We cross-compare the two new headphones against the good ol' X2HR and see how the new designs have improved the sound and usage
Hey guys, just a heads up, I have put together a 5 min video just for the X3 if you don't want to sit through this whole thing or just need a shorter version to pitch to your significant other to open that wallet lol ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V1aLmcaYWkc.html
I have both the x2hr and the x3 and I’m I big metal and rock fan ,like SlipKnoT,machine head,Mudvayne,system of a down and many more. Since I have the x3 i don’t use my x2hr anymore. For me is the x3 the best headphone for metal and rock,I really love them.
Right? I don’t get why people gravitate towards the X2s for metal so much. I’m selling my X2s, I find them fairly terrible for metal. So screechy. I’ve been using my HD560S instead and they’re so much better to me, gives music real weight, rather than just booming bass
The look of the X3 is so much more my style. The fact that the sound has flattened out a little bit and become a more balanced headphone makes me think that it would make total sense to have the X2HR and X3 as complementary headphones if the sound signatures are distinct enough.
Done just that. Got X2HR for 100 EUR and X3 for 80 EUR, a steal! In my opinion X3 are to X2, what HD600 are to HD650. If Philips called the X3, something different, people would accepted that. I think they got bad rep for naming and pricing . For 40% of the price of HD600 the X3 are a steal, if people didn't look at them as X2 replacment, but different product you start to see them in new light. Lot of people on HiFi forums replacing their HD600 with X3, as their sound are so simlar and now with discounts price is very good and there are only subtle differences in sound. Personally didn't hear HD600 or HD650 yet, but I used HD598 for last 8 years and X3 and X2 are way more clear, detailed and got tigther bass. 598s bass just bloats over mids too much, but you can listen to 598 at higher voluemes where as X2 and X3 brightnes comes in play and they start to hear the hzzz noise. But I am really sensitive to high treble, down the line will be trying out HD650 and HD600 to compare for myself,
hey man, loved the video, waiting for my x2hr to arrive, love the look on them and i enjoy a wide variety of music so i need something that sounds great on everything, subscribed bro!
I’ve just ordered a used set of X3s off Amazon, turning up Monday. Selling my (second set) of X2HR. Really looking forward to getting them. Sounds like my perfect headphone, the soundstage of the X2 (maybe even slightly larger) but more balanced
Thanks for the review! Would love to see a review dedicated just to the Fidelio X3. Would also be curious to see how they perform in gaming (main reason I get open back headphones). Keep up the solid work!
great review, very informative But I think first part is too long, 8 minutes about construction and materials. I was eager to hear about sound. Maybe you should pre-plan everything you want to say about construction, and squeeze it in like 4 minutes instead of 8, would be perfection.
From my viewpoint X3>X1S>X2HR. They are all great, but the subbass in the X2HR bothers my ears after a while. However, I feel everyone disagrees with me, and puts it in reverse.
Excellent review, it was a great help to me. Thank you. I especially appreciate you took time to discuss quality of construction and durability. Many reviewers forget that part. I want headphones that will not only sound great but last. Your presentation, content and balance was well done. Subscribed.
my 9500 broke cuz I sat on em so I got the hifiman 400se and they broke cuz I took the earpads off which you could put back on but it's extremely difficult and now the pads are damaged and now I have X3 which are coming in soon.
Here's the thing about headphones, that people aren't real about- no headphones, 0, absolutely none are the right headphones for every situation when it comes to sound and music. There is so much music and there is so much media in which it is designed to have ground shaking bass, and there is so much music and media that are supposed to give you extreme details and high pitch frequencies and with perfect clarity and depth. You cannot take headphones and EQ up highs the high or lows in my opinion, but you can EQ down, and when you EQ down the results are fantastic the detail remains but the edge is reduced just down to your likings where you set them at. Take the X2HR's drop a little bit of upper bass is that your preference, and drop the 4K down 5DB, rise up the 1K a bit and the 2K a good amount, and presto you have the best headphones on the planet imo. ( quite happy being alone with this opinion) There will never be a headphone that I won't use software and EQ on, the results that I have with the software and the EQ that I use on the X2HR's are the best results I've ever had with a set of cans. To me headphones and speakers should disappear, these headphones disappear on my head (you need the dekoni velour pads for this), and the sound stage is so balanced in all six directions that nothing compares to it. These headphones actually give you a front stage , especially if you the metal head frames a nice bit of bending so the fronts of the pads clamp tight further assisting the angled 50mm drivers. Sennheiser lacks this completely as well as every other headphone I've tried , and in my opinion the added detail I would call it is just downright unrealistic it sounds digital, it sounds compressed , it sounds like a strange metallic sound , hifiman do a better job at giving you added detail while still sounding real, but the sound stage is straight out to the left of the right and lacking in all other directions, leaving me constantly aware that I have headphones on and without any sense of sounds being in front of me. If there were headphones out there that could do what these do, better, without compromise, I would be willing to drop maybe $1500 to $2000 on them, but they're just not out there. The X2's do not get enough respect. You've got you've got people out there that lead you to believe they are the most fun and most exciting headphones you could hear, but not as good as other headphones, how does this make any sense? Thank you for your video!
Thanks to your video I have placed my focus to Fidelio headphones. I bought X2HR as opened one + Fidelio L3 as close back. Im really happy with them as Philips have them tuned exactly for my "taste". It is nice and warm sound signature. Also if you will think about price today, this is a deal breaker.
Thanks for the review. Could you confirm you can place the X3 ear pads on X2 and it really fits, please? I own the X2 and to get replacement ear pads is pretty hard. So hope to use the ear pads for X3 if they become available...
Never liked the SHP sound signature. X2HRs are fantastic and are my "easy listening" phones - they're easy to drive, have plenty of bass and lots of detail as well as the widest soundstage of any pair I've ever had (sometimes unnaturally so). But favorite pair is never talked about any more though I've still not found anything I like better, price notwithstanding.... the AKG K712 Pro (which happens to perfectly compliment the X2HR for me).
I love the aesthetic of the shp9500. I am waiting for the x2hr to arrive but in terms of looks i like the shp more. The look like 80s japanese Initial d aesthetic, love them.
I wish the reviewer would have said more about the treble region of the X3's. I owned a pair of X2HR's and loved their PRaT and how good they sounded and would have happily lived with them as my daily drivers, but there was too much energy in the treble region so I got rid of them. I think it would have been helpful if the reviewer had gone into detail about the differences (or lack thereof) in treble between the X2's and the X3's.
@@MrAknur Until a couple of weeks ago I was using a pair of Monolith 1060c planars. There was much to like about the sound of the 1060c's, but to my ears they were too forward sounding and caused listener fatigue, so those are gone and I have a pair of Sivga Phoenix cans on order. If those don't work out maybe I'll take a chance on the X3's.
I found the treble very clear, no noticeable distortions. Again, these are very neutral sounding headphones with very wide soundstage so everything is there, at just the right amount. hard to describe that feeling since nothing is overly accentuated and is fairly uncolored
Hey man, it’s the guy from SD who you just responded for. Appreciate the feedback and this link - new subscriber right here! Great review and clip right here. Is there a headset that you’ve tried or know of that you would say is hands down either the most comfortable (with a mic) OR the one that will fit a HUGE head easily? Really need to find a good one to work from home with.
@@artur6112 if you are in a public environment, then avoid open back or open air type of headphones. I think Logitech has a few good conference call headsets lately too Microphone quality matters though, especially having noise and echo cancellation on the microphone itself and I prefer to have usb headphones with the ability to mute digitally
I own the x2hr and love them. So should I upgrade to the x3 ? Because if the sound quality is very similar, I don't think it's worth it. What's your opinion?
I was in the same situation,everybody was saying do not buy the x3 ,they are crap against the x2hr . But I bought them and I’m soooooo happy with my x3. Since I have the x3 I don’t use my x2hr anymore,by the way I have 2 of the x2hr headphone,one of them is completely new in his box . I say get the x3 and you will be much happier then with the x2hr.
Are u suggesting, that you hear 40 Khz??? You are aware, that you may at the upmost are able to hear AROUND 20Khz? Most Men above age 20, can only hear around 15Khz... The sharpness you find is in the treble range. I agree. But like 30Khz lower in the treble...
