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Philips SHE9500 Ultra Sound In Ear Headphones | 
 enlarge | Brand: Philips
Category: CE
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $16.44
You Save: $13.55 (45%)
New (6) Used (6) from $7.97
Rating:  74 reviews
Color: BLACK
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 3.9 x 1.1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: SHE9500/37
Model: SHE9500/37
UPC: 026616030705
EAN: 0026616030705
ASIN: B000G35RYK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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 |
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Product Description
Revel in the ultra sound performance of the SHE 9500. With its exceptionally snug fit and powerful Neodymium speaker drivers, you can enjoy the most outstanding sound performance an in-ear headphone can deliver.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 69 more reviews...
 Great sound October 6, 2008
K. Thompson (Bellevue, NE United States)
The product works great (sound, feel in ear, etc). I bought them for use at work and on the motorcycle. For the bike, the tension on the wire bothers my ear after about 30 minutes, but in the office they are outstanding.
 Very comfortable and great sound, but unwieldily cable system September 20, 2008
Morgan Garske
These are fantastic earphones. Beautiful sound, extremely comfortable in-ear seal, and overall excellent-quality construction. So why am I giving this three stars instead of five? Because some idiot at Phillips' R&D department came up with the idea of an asymmetrical cable system. In other words, the right hand cord is ten inches longer than the left hand cord. This is supposed to make the cables easier to manage (after all, your iPod is only on one side of your body), but it ends up making the left earbud slip out of your ear constantly. This is not a problem if you are sitting or lying down, but if you are jogging, walking, lifting weights, biking (basically moving at all), then you are reaching down to re-insert your earpiece every half minute.
These are great earphones for the person who sits still 24-7, but for the active person (which applies to almost everyone), the asymmetrical cable design is a major design flaw and a huge annoyance. So here's your choice: superior sound and terrible cable design, or slightly inferior sound and the cable design that has worked perfectly for decades: symmetrical.
 good sound, bad for exercise use September 7, 2008
Jeffrey J. Sulski (LaGrange Park, IL USA)
The Philips SHE9500 plays loud booming sound when I'm sitting at my desk, but I bought them to jog with, and they fail at that purpose. The asymmetric-cable-behind-the-neck thing is a disaster for me when jogging. Any attempt to turn my head to the left causes the ear bud to pop out, since the cable sticks too easily to the back of my neck or shirt. Plus in my opinion, the extender cable is a pain--it's too short without it, but when connected, it causes a weight on the cable itself, which means any swing of the connector during movement will put tension of the earbuds. And surpise, they pop out. Still, the sound is very good, and songs recorded as lesser volume are easy to hear.
Sound good, wiring bad September 5, 2008
Jay (Florida)
I have no complaints about the sound for the price but the wiring aggravates me. It's rubberized and, when you're moving around, it loves to grab onto clothing enough to pull one or 2 out of your ears. As long as you're not moving it's fine, but if you're doing anything physical you'll have problems.
And if these get tangled at all have fun. The stickiness of those rubber wires make an already aggravating task of untangling even worse.
I also don't understand the point of having the extra link in the middle. Completely useless and unnecessary.
Sound quality is great, Design is questionable August 19, 2008
S. Martin
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just picked up there headphone at BB for than listed here. I bought them because the rubber around the original earbuds for my iPod were starting to have the rubber peal away making them feel uncomfortable and was just overall annoying. I was looking for something in the $20-$30 dollar range and locally these fit the bill nicely.
Pros :
- Sound quality (really really good!)
- Way better than standard iPod earbuds
- Affordable
Cons :
- Not great for exercise
- Questionable durability
- Annoying cable length
First let me talk about the design. Upon opening I immediately thought that the asymmetric wire length was going to be ... different, and the overall durability was questionable. The asymmetric length wire does bother me a bit, I simply have to use the extension cord (supplied) to have my iPod in my pocket, and since I am mostly using these at work I do not notice any discomfort from it outside of the inconvenience of having extra wire. I have noticed that the "proper" way to wear these is to wrap the right (longer) wire around the back of your neck, this relieves a lot of the stress people are complaining about on your left ear due to the asymmetry. Although, now I have the problem where the right bud pulls when I turn my head to the left ... so yeah, not a great design.
Now onto sound quality. The sound quality of these headphones is great, they completely blow the iPod headphones out of the water in every regard. The complaints that others are making about the quality, I think, is largely due to the fact that they are not placed correctly, or the music is not equalized correctly. My "configuration" consists of the earphones being snugly inserted into my ear canal (not to the point of discomfort) and my equalizer flat-lined allowing for the earphones to heard they way they were designed. In the last 30 minutes I have listened to the Cowboy Bebop OST (jazz, big band, blues), Audioslave, Crystal Method, Rage Against the Machine, and the BSG OST, and have had absolutely no distortion and have been pleasantly surprised how clear these headphones are.
My recommendation is that if you are just using these for walking around, sitting at a desk, traveling, and have a budget of <$40 then you are going to be very happy with these. If you are, on the other hand, looking for a pair of headphones that you can use to exercise and be active in, then you are going to be better off getting a pair of headphones with a 'Y' configuration or have wrap-arounds.
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