GoodDad's Full Review: Philips SHE9500 Consumer Headphones
Over the years with several ipods, I've come to really dislike the earbuds that come with the Apple ipod product. While sonic quality is reasonable, the hard plastic shape of the drivers is no longer tolerated well by my ears.
When I'm home, I have a couple of pair of high end "over the ear" designs (both Sennheiser and Bose) that have great sonic quality and are comfortable. But I felt uncomfortable wearing full size headphones in public for obvious reasons.
Enter the Phillips SHE9500. I shopped around for an earbud that would have reasonable sound quality, and be comfortable to wear. After a misstep in purchasing a Sennheiser counterfeit on line (absolutely awful sound), I settled on these per a recommendation from a salesperson. I've been pleasantly surprised by this set of earphones.
Sonically, they are very neutral and smooth. They are not the equal of the high end Shure models, but don't cost a week's pay either. They are NOT showy (no "sizzling highs" or "thumping bass"), so if that is your thing, these are not for you. But as I've listened to a wide range of music (my taste runs the gamut from classical to hard rock), these earphones consistently deliver smooth, distortion free sound at any reasonable SPL. This is not a "sonically fatiguing" appliance.
The asymmetrical design on cord length to the ears takes some getting used to, but it actually works quite well with an ipod in your shirt pocket, and reduces the cable clutter generally as you can route the right earpiece behind your head.
Comfort is an individual thing, but for me, these are darn near perfect. With the largest earpieces (it comes with three sizes), these headphones seal well (necessary for good sound and have the added benefit of passive noise reduction) and are so comfortable, they can be worn for hours at a time with no physical fatigue.
For the price, these are a very good value, and much more comfortable than the Apple set.
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