Very comfortable. Inexpensive for DJ headphones. Easy to fold and take with you. Sound better with folk, pop, vocals.

Massive coloration that did not go away after more than 30 hours of burn-in. Not an easy load driven directly from a laptop's headphone jack. Not as good as the $10 JVC Gumy headphones. Congested, dark, murky. Can't handle complex music at all.

Our third Philips headphone this month surprised us. It really sucked. No bass response to speak of, congested midrange, and the inability to deal with complex material. Charging $38 for these is insulting.

Philips SBCHP430 DJ Style Stereo Headphones: What the Funk?

DJ style with lightweight bass response and average sonics, with above average comfort did not really slay a dragon.

Part of the job involves having to tell the truth even if it hurts. It is worse when you like the company and have favorably reviewed other products from them. We really gave the Philips SBCHP430 an opportunity to burn-in and drove it with a headphone amplifier that costs 18x its asking price. Sadly, it falls flat in almost every sonic category. It was perplexing listening to them. On some music, they were fine for a few minutes, but when any complex material appeared, they ran away like a scared little girl. I am not sure why Philips put the phrase "DJ Style" on the box, because these sound nothing like any decent DJ headphones that I have tried from Technics, Stanton, or AKG.

A pair of $10 JVC headphones known as the "Gumy" kicked their sonic ass almost as badly as Detroit crushed the Yankees last year.

Mucho disappointing to say the least.

Technical Info

Brand: Philips
Model: SBCHP430 DJ Style
Headset type: Ear-cup
Frequency response: 20 Hz – 25,000 Hz
Impedance: 32 ohms
Sensitivity: 106 dB
Maximum Power: 500 mW
Price: $38.00