Philips SHS8000 Premium Sound Earhook Headphones

I have been searching for perfect headphones to use with my Zune, and I have already spent a lot of money and time trying to find them. Earbud headphones don't work well for me as they are a one-size fits all, and my ears are a little small. I didn't want headband-type or bulky earphones either. I like Sony's Fontopia headphones, because they fit well inside my ear, but they wouldn't always work well when I work out. (Same with my Bose headphones). The Phillips have wonderful sound, and I never have to worry about them falling out of my ears with the ear hook. I am extremely happy with these. My ears don't hurt when I use these and they stay put!

The SHS8000 headphones are by far the most comfortable I've worn. The flexible earpieces fit perfectly and do a decent job of blocking out ambient noise. They aren't noise-cancelling but they reduced the airplane noise to a point that I didn't notice it with the volume at a low level.

The flexible hook keeps these headphones very securely in your ear and the sound is excellent. After wearing these through a five hour flight I was completely blown away by how comfortable they really are. With stock iPod headphones my ears hurt after a couple hours... five hours into wearing these they still felt perfectly comfortable.

If you're in the market for good, comfortable earphones with great sound, I can't recommend these enough. They are comfortable even over long periods of time, they are stylish, and they have great clarity, loudness, and bass response.

When I first got them, my immediate reaction was, "Oh no, these sound awful." But a friend of mine promptly told me the correct way to use them. He said, "Reach over the top of your head with your right hand, grab hold of your left ear, pull it up and stuff the headphone in, then repeat for the other ear." If you can create a good seal in your ear canal using that method, these headphones produce lush sound while simultaneously blocking outside noise. I'd go so far as to say they're good noise-blockers even if you're not listening to anything.

Also, they come with three sizes of soft buds to suit your ear canal. I have a pretty narrow ear canal so I use the smallest size; this is such a relief, as virtually every earbud-style...Read more