Submitted by BlueNoori t3_z2rgi0 in headphones
After searching for weeks for good headphones almost everyone recommended me the Philips 9600s. I got them on sale for 70€ and they arrived today and after listening now to them I am super confused. They sound absolutely terrible. Like cheap 10€ headphones. There sound is damp with no heights or lows, no bass. Also the music is coming out on the sides like they have build in speakers (???). My friend said he heard everything loud and clear while I had them on listening on my phone. I'm some confused and upset. I bought them because even audiophiles recommended them to me saying they are top headphones for the price. Am I ding something wrong as a headphone noob? I use them raw as they are so maybe that it but even then you cannot tell me they are supposed to sound so terrible. I made the comparison with my old Headphones the Hyper X cloud 2 and my Anker Soundbud flows and they are world a parts. Yes they original ones I bought them brand new from their site.
TNF1978 t1_ixhspte wrote
I reckon they must be faulty, I recently got a pair at a good price in the UK and they sound like they should cost three times the price!