May i know which headphone have better sound and wearing quality.
If search in chinese(china) shp9500 is always NO.1 top seller and recommended there under rm200, but Malaysia don't have, i could buy it from taobao but scared Will get a faulty product and can't claim warranty.

Searched in Malay/English result all have different top recommendation.

I think Lazada and Shopee got some sellers for it.
But it's not under 200, usually is under 300

I am using Baseus right now. Cheap and reliable....

Sony is nice...

This post has been edited by prescribed: Apr 7 2021, 08:04 AM

You can give Edifier W800BT or W820BT a try.

or maybe a secondhand audio technia m50x. if got ppl sell it online. worth the money for beginners

TS, what sound specifically do you like? This will help us to narrow down your options.

SHP9500 is not a be all end all for beginner headphones. You have to tell us the situation of how and where you'll be using it.

- Is it environment you're listening to noisy? In that case, a closed back would be a better option.

- If it's a quiet environment, but you don't want a noise leak, like a library area, then closed back would be better.

- If headphone sticks out too much because too big, then IEMs.

- If you still want to hear your environment, then open back headphones. I got a Koss Portapro to be used in my office because I don't want a big headphone and also want to hear my colleagues calling me.

- Most importantly, sound. SHP9500 works best with stuff that don't use heavy bass. Acoustic, classical, jazz, etc.

- For your budget, if new, I would recommend looking at Superlux. I've been using the HD681b for 10 years now.

you have different headphones for different usage and environment.

start from there first.

Home usage, i listen to mostly anime song(too many genre), i bought before a RM120 mk801 in a flash sale when young without searching for review, sound is terrible and when wearing it is too suffocating for my ear, that's why i only ask for sound quality and wearing

This post has been edited by royalknightssx: Apr 8 2021, 11:05 AM

I think it should work for you. I love open back designs, and SHP9500 is extremely comfortable. I bought one 2 months ago and it replaced my Audio Technica M30X as my main cans.

Assuming you want something close to neutral, you can try Superlux HD 681 Evo. This were my main headphones for years. Close to neutral, bass extremely well-extended, very good treble, good soundstage (it's semi-open back). Get them with velour pads. Priced below RM 200.

Philips SHP 9500 lacks sub-bass, not my liking for rock, EDM & some jazz.

May i know which velour pads to buy?

Bought mine from Stars Picker Audio, already came with velour pads.

bumping up this thread because im ordering my HD 681 Evo. This shall be my first 'audiophile' headphone.

i have a few headphones (for monitoring, casual, planar) but my go for headphones is HyperX Cloud 2. It is comfy and sounds good for casual multipurpose usage. I highly recommend this for starter

This post has been edited by barjoyai: Aug 11 2021, 09:47 PM

bumping up thread, hows the 681 Evo ? Mind to share ?

unfortunately there was a stock issue and i bought superlux HD 330 instead haha. so far so good. change mine to velour pad too