Philips SHN9500 Active Noise-Canceling Headphone
- Neodymium magnet produces a strong magnetic field for greater bass response and higher overall sound quality
- Optimal fit in all ears with super soft rubber caps
- Asymmetric cabling system that keeps the 1.2 meter cable tangle free
- 24k Gold plated plug gives a more reliable connection for better quality audio
- Flexi Grip design protects the cable connection from damage due to repeated bending
Product Description
Block out irritating background noise and enjoy your music in peace - with these premium range SHN9500 headphones that actively cancel background noise by as much as 85%. Ideal for use in airplanes and trains.
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Philips SHN9500 Active Noise-Canceling Headphone
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- Publisher: Philips Accessories
- Label: Philips Accessories
- Studio: Philips Accessories
- Batteries: 1 AA batteries required
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 52 reviews
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Summary: Cheap, Good, and Confortable 2008-11-11
Comment: I've been an owner of the Philips SHN950 Noise-Canceling Headphone for two weeks now. So far, I must say, I am very impressed. I live in a loud college dorm and for a math major that I am and with the nearest library almost half-mile away, my dorm room has been the only reasonable place to study. So far, I noticed that this headphone is able to drown out a lot of low-frequency noises. And I no longer had to deal with a loud neighbor that plays loud bass-based music all night. The music quality is acceptable. But for a 50 dollar headphone that's initial purpose is for noise-canceling, the sound quality is pretty good.
The only con is that I can't really sleep with it on. I'm a side sleeper and there's just no way I can sleep with this headphone on.
I would suggest this to a plane-traveler, mainly because of all the low-frequency sound on planes that drive people nuts.
Great headphone though. Worth my money.
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Summary: Noise canceling = sound canceling 2008-11-03
Comment: I bought these at Ollies for 80% off, so not too expensive.
What I wanted was relief from my Koss Titanium's -- great sound, so heavy they start to cause neck strain and very "hot" to wear -- and they are okay for that.
The sound is decent, but not amazing. Mostly it's a bit thin sounding. The worse though, is if you turn ON the noise canceling. If you play no music and just flick the button on it causes a low, quiet, slow rumble, like a heartbeat recorded and played back at 1/4 speed. Seems to me that rather than noise canceling it creates white noise that you supposedly can't hear under the music.
The noise canceling also cuts all the bass and seems to provide a mid-range boost. I can't stand it. Everything sounds like it's in a big, empty room with no acoustic quality.
If you can get a cheap pair they are good-enough for everyday use. First, they are very, very light. The ear-piece is angled so it fits comfortably and doesn't smash your ear and the cord plugs in so you can remove / replace it.
The other issue though is the "mute" button. It's a flimsy spring button on the back of the left side and every time I touch the headphones I bum it. I'm just waiting for it to go bad and the sound start cutting out at random.
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Summary: Poor quality of construction 2008-10-22
Comment: Do not buy these headphones if you have a larger sized head. The way the arms are constructed naturally leads to them breaking if you need to extend the phones and then significantly widen them for them to fit over your head.
The steel band that goes over your head basically levers out the plastic casing that is supposed to hold it in and act as a brake on the phone extension.
This is very disappointing since these phones are very comfortable and perform very well for the environment I want to use them in.
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Summary: In an airplane 2008-09-30
Comment: This works great in an office where the noise level is not too high, in an airplane the noise is not totally canceled.
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Summary: Very good product for the price 2008-09-27
Comment: This is the first set of noise canceling headphones that i have owned. I spent a long time researching which headphones would be the best between 50 and 75 dollars. Sony had a nice set but there were a lot of complaints about a loud humming sound when the noise canceling was turned on, pretty much all the different headphones i looked at had similar reviews. I have had these headphones for a couple days now and there is a very very faint humming noise when music is not being played through the headphones, other than that they have a very nice sound and are pretty comfortable. For only paying 75$ for these headphones i think they are definitely worth it. I will be traveling in India soon so I guess that will really test how good they are, but i am confident they will perform great.
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Philips SHN9500 Active Noise-Canceling Headphone
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