Philips SHE9550

Ok, I'm really not the techie in the family, but have to take the opportunity to rave about these great little headphones. My boyfriend is into Sennheiser etc and is always up to date with the latest products out in the marketplace, I would normally take advise from him before buying anything vaguely technical, but was working away from home and spotted these in the window of a shop . . . . . . they really caught my eye and are a very attractive pair of headphones. Look aside I was really pleased with the sound that came out of them. I mostly listen to pop and chart music, noisettes, girls aloud, take that, razorlite, amy winehouse, that sort of stuff - they are ...  Read the complete review

These will certainly first strike you as a pair of good- looking, cheap earphones. Another attractive prospect is that they are made by Philips, a well renown company you can be sure will deliver results. Sound Quality: As with all speakers, I tested them over five tracks of varying audio: classical, spoken word, pop, metal and electronic- these provide a good range of pitch types and dynamic changes. These earphones were surprisingly good for the £25 price tag. The classical piece showed how the bass gave a great response and was quite powerful for such lightweight earphones. Spoken word was also good, but not enough bass on the voice, so words could ...  Read the complete review