Philips SHN5500/37 Noise-Canceling Behind-The-Head Headphone

I have to agree with the two previous reviewers. For the price, these headphones are very good.

The other reviewers just don't know what they are talking about. First of all, THERE IS a noice canceling effect. But noise canceling does not eliminate all sound, it makes certain sound frequencies less obtrusive or present, that's all. You will still hear what's happening around you. Just power the unit without any music playing and you will see the effect of the noise cancelling. It's does not seem much, but it does help on a bus, in the metro or a plane to drown out a bit the ambient noise.

Of course, these aren't 300$ Sennheiser or Bose headphones. The Philips perform miserably compared to those. But for God's sake, they are under 30$ !

Finally, they are comfortable. Make sure you you really insert the loops BEHIND the edge of your ears not just over, fiddle with the small-medium-large settings, and there you go. The cushioning is very...Read more

I'm really happy with these headphones. As with the other reviewers, I agree that people miscontrue noise canceling with being in a sound proof environment. Sound proof and noise canceling are two totally different things.

For the price, these headphones do an excellent job. As with any other noise canceling headphones, these have a little "hum." Bose's headphones have a louder hum and they are much bulkier.

I first used it on my computer with the computer volume turned up 2/3 of the way and then used the volume on the cigar shaped control box to control the volume of the headphones. Tip: Turn the volume of your audio's source up then use the control box volume to determine how loud you want your audio to be. This is the best way to cancel out most of the noise around you. The more you turn the volume up on the control box, the more noise canceling you'll get. I had the volume on the control box up 1/2 way and tried snapping my fingers at arm's length and...Read more

Since I'm not an audiophile like most people who buy noise cancelling headphones, I consider this product a great purchase. It is not expensive, has noise cancelling, and has superb sound quality. The sound quality on these are better than those found in the Sony Behind the Neck Sport Headphones. The "hiss" others have complained about I can not find. The noise cancelling is not noise isolating. You will hear loud noises. The low buzzy and medium ranges will not be heard.

Buy these if you want noise cancelling in behind the neck headphones but not BOSE headphones.