Philips SHE9501/37 Premium Adjustable In-Ear Headphone (White)

by Philips

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4.2 x 1 inches ; 2.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000G1KO7C
• Item model number: SHE9501/37
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 21, 2006

Product Description

Philips Premium Adjustable In ear Buds SHE9501/37 Sound performance, Ultra small speaker driver, Snug fit with passive noise isolation, Neodymium magnet , CCAW voice coil, 24k Gold-plated plug. Comfort and convenience, Asymmetric cabling system, 3 caps sizes to fit all ears. Always ready to go, Flexi-Grip design, Carrying Case, Pouch for storage, Split cable. Louder for longer, Passive noise isolation brings better sound at lower volume settings thus reduces battery consumption on player, white

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come on guys, those giving bad reviews are kidding, right?, November 13, 2008

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C. D. C. Hdez "Naître, c'est seulement commen... (BCN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips SHE9501/37 Premium Adjustable In-Ear Headphone (White) (Electronics)

I've been wanting to write a positive review for these since I bought them about 10 days ago, but I kept postponing it. I finally decided to sit down and write it, only to find lots of negative reviews for this particular model of in-ear headphones. It almost seems as if all the reviews were for a different product, that dissimilar is the majority of reports to my experience.

These bad reviews also conflict with the reviews the same buds are getting when they are painted in black Philips SHE9500 Ultra Sound In Ear Headphones. Since they are THE SAME IN-EAR HEADPHONES, with THE SAME FEATURES, only a different color. Over there, 38 reviewers (50%) gave them 4-5 stars, while only 26 reviewers (34%) gave them 1-2 stars., that means that only about 1 of every 3 buyers think they made a bad buy. I really don't know if the people that buys white earbuds (myself included) are somewhat more inclined to "go with the flow" and less of a connoisseur on audio matters (after all, we bought buds, not over the ear headphones, and we may be more inclined to main stream choices since the white is associated with the now fading "coolness" of the iPod). Any how, I'm just digressing, now, to the point in hand, my review.

I bought these as a desperate replacement for the panasonics I got (at about 50 USD) to replace the original ipod buds (the only working pair of buds I got at that moment). I was dissapointed for the bass quality on those panasonic, coming from several pairs of cheaper Griffin "ear thumps" Griffin EarThump Earphones (Black), that IMHO, are one of the best in-ear buds out there that you can get for less than 100 bucks, if only they lasted more than a couple of months; and I know this, since I've gone trough 4 pairs in a little over 12 months, and I kept buying them because of it's incredible sound. Finally, after the 4th. pair broke after just 2 months of use, I decided to spend more on another brand, looking for some quality earbuds, hence, my disappointment with the panasonic Panasonic Stereo Ear Bud - Black, 11.5mm Drivers - Model RP-HJE200K Wired Headphones earbuds; but I'm digressing again.

When I bought these phillips SHE9501, I was not expecting much more than what I got with the panasonics, since I bought theme in a sale, and only chose them over the griffins because their cost was less than half of the earthumps (that go for about 30 USD where I live at), and I figured why bother to be buying again in a couple months after the griffins break once more. The package inscription "turbo bass" gave me at least a little hope that this would be at least not worse than the panasonics.

Well, I was baffled when, in the way home, I hit play on my nano: Wow!, the sound was loud and clear, the bass was pounding and the highs were excelent. I even had to decrease the volume on the iPod. I can understand that some people argument that it can help to save battery, for it needs lower volume. About the sound isolation: its more than good, but not great. After all, remember it is ISOLATION, not cancelation, and it depends on how good it fits on your ear. But no matter what size of buds I choose, there is definitively a muffling of the ambient sound, even with the music turned off; if I had to quantify it, I would say it's about 60% quieter with the earbuds on.

Now, the people that complains that the asymmetric wire bothers them don't understand that the longer wire is designed to go BEHIND the neck, where the rubber of the wire will somehow hold against the neck or the shirt, avoiding the pulling of the somewhat heavy extension; If they don't wear it this way, no doubt the short one will be pulling uncomfortably on the bud, popping it out of place. Now, the cord has two parts, a short one (the one with the earbuds) and a relatively longer extension. The short part of the cord is perfect for when running or biking, having the iPod in an armband. For every other situation, it is too short for anything but for the shirt front pocket. The extension certainly adds to the weight, but it's nothing unbearable (YMMV).

The only feature that I can not describe right now, is durability. But that's a matter of time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good sound, bad cord, December 5, 2009

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Lewis A. Shepard "Rollingwood Guitars" (Worcester, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips SHE9501/37 Premium Adjustable In-Ear Headphone (White) (Electronics)

I got these to supplement a set of Bang & Olfsen phones (good sound, poor
plug design.) These sound almost as good but the uneven cord lengths, a heavy cord weight, when the extension is used, made this hard for me to use. It means that the ear buds were always popping out when i walked.
I gave them to my son after a few weeks. These are better for using with a computer than an ipod.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fine while it lasted, August 18, 2007

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R. Marquez (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips SHE9501/37 Premium Adjustable In-Ear Headphone (White) (Electronics)

I got these to replace my iPod earbuds and I liked them. Good for the money. They weren't perfect by any means and some of what other reviewers say is true, like they're a bit too long with the extender and too short without. But that didn't bother me too much. What did bother me was that about 2 months later, out of nowhere, one of the earbuds broke and the buzzing made it completely useless. I spent $30 on these things, I expect them to last more than two months especially when I take care of them the way I did. I even used the little pouch thing that comes with them to store them away when I was using them. Needless to say, now I'm looking for new earphones.