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

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 5 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000G1KO7C
• Item model number: SHE9501/37
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No Bass but decent sound, Same as Fontopia, August 18, 2006

By	Ethan Lynn (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This is a rip off of Sony's Fontopia but I think it is aesthically better and a tad cheaper. (They still make me look like Frankenstein with the odd length cord and how it sticks out.) I gave it 3 stars out of 5 because the isolation wasn't good (do not buy if you want decent isolation, think more open air but fits snuggly), bass was very weak weak (definitely a preference thing), and I had hoped it would generate a louder sound than my $2 earbuds at the same volume (wishful thinking perhaps) but it was about the same "loudness".

Good things: It fits well, don't use these to run so I dunno. It comes in three sizes. Great sound reproduction, great midrange, lots of treble. So if you're not into deep bass, you would like these.

update: Have these for about a month, the headphones that came with my Sandisk Sansa m200 sounded better to me. Less Airy and required less juice to drive them. If you like your iPod headphones but want isolation don't turn to these. There's no way these are 5 out of 5 stars, don't believe the hype.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Excellent, August 28, 2006

By	CyberSpawn2100 - See all my reviews

I mainly bought these for the '3 caps sizes' to fit my ears. (I use the smallest caps) these ear-buds fit my ears comfortably.

I listen to hemi-sync, binaural audio, bi-neural audio and other music with bells and crystal singing bowls in them...
So a Frequency response of 16Hz-23.5 kHz is a must for me.

I'm use to ear-buds having no Bass... the natural bass they have is sufficient for me considering their size.

I currently cool my room with a fan that's noisy, when I'm -playing music- with these I don't notice it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good fit, good bass, lacking highs, September 23, 2007

By	Tennessee Ken (Nashville, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

Despite never having much luck with in-ear headphones, I still bought the Philips SHE9501's the other day to give them a try. Drowning out my coworkers is a science I'm trying to perfect.

I can't understand why people are saying these don't provide enough bass, because if they had any more, my brain would rattle around in my skull. I found the bass to be deep, clear and distinct for this price. I DO have an issue with the top end. I still had to EQ the heck out of the high side to get crisp sounds out of these (iPod & iTunes). Once I did, they were satisfactory.

The fit is snug, but not totally air-tight. The plugs come with 2 extra ear pad sizes, neither of which worked for me better than the middle-size already mounted. IMPORTANT: Because the ear pads are of a very thin rubber type, and not compressible foam, I feel that these won't provide the total sound isolation some might be wishing for.

These use the "love-em or hate-em" asymmetrical cord people talk about. I can see the point. With the cord behind your neck, it keeps the thin wire from dangling right under your chin, which tends to be annoying while walking or sitting at a desk.

Overall, I'm happy with the fit and the good bass response, but disappointed with the high end clarity. Next time I'm going to try Sony, or just bite the bullet and spend a bunch more on some expensive Shure in-ear plugs.