ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 got it from El Scorcho. real nice guy, great to talk to, and obliging enough to meet me halfway though he lives in Simei and I live in Jurong. thumbs up for service anyway, decided to get a "cheapish" pair of cans to tide my time till my Sony CD3000s returns, and for future "guinea pig" purposes. what better a "spare can" than the $80+ Philips HP890 right. 50mm drivers, full-sized cans, velvety comfort (oh the cups are HUGE! i think even bigger than my already big CD3000s!) and of course..a headphone stand! first impressions, not bad, but a lil "veiled". and I have to concur with what Rameish said before.."sennheiser-like" but the great thing about $80+ cans - I don't expect too much, so I'm overall quite pleased. in the pipelines - foam removal and cable upgrade. if it'll tweak the HD600s to my liking, I think they'll work too for the HP890s! well we'll see..hehe ps. Thanks El Scorcho! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 dammit. foam is sewn into the velvet pads..should I..hmm.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ting 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 I took K501 over it years ago, although it has a bigger and deeper bass, but compare to 501, they failed to draw me into the music, there is something missing, maybe rythem? But for the price, it's quite OK, I like the idea of headphone stand, AT should make a stand for their W series Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 yeah. a headphone stand is great, and although cheap looking, the HP890 is very functional! don't see why the other manufacturers can't follow suit, especially since their headphones cost up to (and some more) 10X more! I'm thinking of how I can go about removing this "veil"..am THIS close to unsewing the foam pads on the inside Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 update: I'm pretty happy with my purchase so far. I can't decide which makes me happier.. 1. buying a relatively cheap item, and finding that man, this is such good value-for-money! 2. or buying expensive stuff and knowing you have one of the very best of whatever you bought, albeit at a pretty hefty cost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 Try getting used to the sound first by listening to it exclusively for about a week then go back to your CD3000 (oops, are they still at the shop right now?). Enjoy the music & don't think too much about it! What does the headphone stand look like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evil-zen 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 Please don't go around mucking with the internals and end up damaging another headphone! Hehehe. Enjoy it first before dismantling the whole thing. Or else it might last a few hours only. The philips are not exactly well made as I read so take care when taking it apart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 fyi, I did nothing but take the utmost care of my sony CD3K! what happened was out of my control, and nothing I did. I resent the implication that I damaged my own cans from mishandling. anyway, I take it you were joking, so I'll let it go. N@Z, yeah think I"ll do that. its a different sound..but not bad at all. guess its good to have different sounding cans for different occasions about the stand, I found a pic for you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 Thanks ablaze! Wow, you did get a good bargain. They look quite nice indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 I think I'd gladly pay $20 for the stand alone hehe How much are the HP890s over where you are N@Z, out of curiosity? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 As with most upscale headphones & most other audiophile related equipment... we hardly get any, not even the cheaper value for money cans. So I can't answer your question as I have not seen them here at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 ah..thats a shame. well there's always meier-audio (and now auralfocus ) if you're ever interested Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 I'm biting the bullet already, not going to go crazy on headphones for a little while, while my wallet recovers from severe injury. I need to get a bluetooth enable mobile phone & earpiece. Plus I am waiting on Rameish's recently acquired Sony headphones from bulkie. Said he was going to sell off one of them (he has 2 now to compare the sock mod) once he has compared which one he prefers. If that falls through then I might consider a new pair of Sony Eggos. Then there's my META still with KurtW having it near MAXED OUT. Did I just said I was biting the bullet?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 haha I'm excited for you. lots of new toys to play with on the horizon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2003 oooh..found a BIG pic of the cans with the stand (sorry dial-up-ers!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
