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- Sound
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- Microphone
- Active Features
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Beats Solo Pro Wireless vs Philips SHP9600
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Beats Solo Pro
Philips SHP9600
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicNo
Variants
- Solo Pro (Black)
- Solo Pro (Dark Blue)
- Solo Pro (Gray)
- Solo Pro (Ivory)
- Solo Pro (Light Blue)
- Solo Pro (Red)
- SHP9600 (Black)
Our Verdict
Beats Solo Pro Wireless
Philips SHP9600
The Beats Solo Pro are more versatile headphones than the Philips SHP9600. The Beats are on-ear headphones with a closed-back design, better build quality, an impressive ANC feature, an integrated mic, and good onboard controls. On the other hand, the Philips are wired open-back headphones. They have a much more comfortable fit, and their soundstage is perceived as much larger and more spacious, which helps make them more suitable for neutral sound.
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Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.7
7.9
Passive Soundstage
3.0
7.8
Bass Accuracy
8.8
7.3
Mid Accuracy
9.0
8.0
Treble Accuracy
7.4
8.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
Yes
No
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.5
8.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.59 lbs
0.66 lbs
Clamping Force
1.2 lbs
1 lbs
Controls
7.7
0.0
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
No Controls
Ease Of Use
Good
No Controls
Feedback
Good
No Controls
Call/Music Control
Yes
No
Volume Control
Yes
No
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
On/Off
No
Talk-Through
On/Off
No
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
No
Breathability
8.4
6.2
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
1.7 °C
6.6 °C
Portability
5.7
5.4
Portability Picture
L
7.5" (19.1 cm)
7.9" (20.1 cm)
W
6.6" (16.8 cm)
6.8" (17.3 cm)
H
2.8" (7.1 cm)
3.8" (9.7 cm)
Volume
139.00 in³ (2,277.79 cm³)
204.00 in³ (3,342.95 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
6.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
Soft case
No case
L
6.6" (16.8 cm)
N/A
W
5.2" (13.2 cm)
N/A
H
2.8" (7.1 cm)
N/A
Volume
96.00 in³ (1,573.15 cm³)
N/A
Build Quality
8.0
7.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
6.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
0.95 dB
-1.97 dB
Treble Amount
0.19 dB
-2.48 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.7
8.0
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.45 dB
0.4 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
8.8
7.3
Std. Err.
1.68 dB
3.88 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
45.55 Hz
Low-Bass
2.72 dB
-5.72 dB
Mid-Bass
1.73 dB
2.06 dB
High-Bass
0.75 dB
4.42 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.0
8.0
Std. Err.
1.28 dB
2.71 dB
Low-Mid
0.23 dB
2.14 dB
Mid-Mid
0.66 dB
0.1 dB
High-Mid
1.46 dB
-3.63 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.4
8.4
Std. Err.
3.85 dB
2.46 dB
Low-Treble
2.57 dB
-2.07 dB
Mid-Treble
2.41 dB
0.24 dB
High-Treble
-2.82 dB
-7.39 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.9
7.5
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.43 dB
1.7 dB
Dips
0.74 dB
1.11 dB
Imaging
8.6
8.5
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.15
0.23
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.02
6.31
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.68
0.8
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.33
1.65
Passive Soundstage
3.0
7.8
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.46 dB
3.78 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
0.7 dB
7.12 dB
PRTF Distance
5.75 dB
9.97 dB
Openness
2.3
9.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
1.9
8.4
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
No
Speaker Modeling
No
No
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
No
No App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.2
8.0
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.215
0.220
WHD @ 100
0.073
0.093
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
No Firmware
Power
On
Passive
Connection
Bluetooth 4.2
Wired
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
No EQ
ANC
On
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
No Microphone
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.7
1.6
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-23.18 dB
-4.81 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
No
Bass
-11.23 dB
0.22 dB
Mid
-23.13 dB
0.22 dB
Treble
-36.34 dB
-14.64 dB
Leakage
8.3
2.0
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
31.54 dB
61.82 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
No
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
No
Recording Quality
5.6
0.0
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
N/A
LFE
687.92 Hz
N/A
FR Std. Dev.
3.5 dB
N/A
HFE
7,671.33 Hz
N/A
Weighted THD
54.571
N/A
Gain
3.21 dB
N/A
Noise Handling
7.0
0.0
SpNR
13.86 dB
N/A
Noise Gate
Always On
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
7.0
N/A
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.0
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Active Features
Battery
7.2
0.0
Battery Type
Rechargable
No Battery
Continuous Battery Life
24 hrs
N/A
Additional Charges
0.0
N/A
Total Battery Life
24 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
1.2 hrs
N/A
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
No
Passive Headphone
Charging Port
Lightning
None
App Support
4.5
0.0
App Picture
App Name
Beats
No App
iOS
Yes
No
Android
Yes
No
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
No
ANC Control
On/Off
No
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Wired Connection
0.0
9.9
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
No
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
No
Yes
Length
N/A
10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Connector
No Wired Option
1/8" TRS
Latency - Analog
0.3 ms
Latency - USB
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Connection
Analog
Bluetooth Connection
7.1
0.0
Bluetooth Version
5.0+H1 chip
No Bluetooth
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
Quick Pair (Android)
No
Quick Pair (iOS)
No
Line Of Sight Range
277.00 ft (84.43 m)
N/A
Latency - SBC
216 ms
N/A
Latency - aptX
N/A
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
N/A
Latency - LDAC
N/A
Recorded Latency
N/A
Recorded Latency Codec
No Bluetooth Audio
AAC Support
No
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
iOS Latency
88 ms
Android Latency
101 ms
Wireless Connection (Dongle)
0.0
0.0
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Latency - Dongle
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
N/A
PC Compatibility
Analog
No
Audio Only
Wired USB
No
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
No
Audio Only
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
No
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
No
Audio Only
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
No
Audio Only
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
USB Input
No
No
Line In
No
No
Line Out
No
No
Optical Input
No
No
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
No
No
Power Supply
No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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