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The headphones are very comfortable for wearing all day. The Noise Cancelling works excellent, especially on low rumbling noise from equipment like where I work. The sound quality is best with the noise cancelling off, but that is typical of all noise cancelling headphones that I've tried. The mute button works well for conversation - surprisingly, the noise cancelling feature allows the wearer to hear most voices while at the same time blocking out other noise. If I were being extremely picky, 2 things that would improve these headphones is a volume control button on the headphones and if they had a slightly tighter fit for helping block out more noise without having to use the noise cancelling feature (but that would also take away from their comfortable feel - so pick which is more important to you). Final analysis: I would definately buy these again. Don't expect them to sound like Bose, but for the price - an excellent set of noise cancelling headphones.Read full review
We have had a pair of these that my wife and I have used extensively since we used to travel a great deal in our jobs. We recently went on vacation and my wife inadvertently twisted her headset wrong and broke it trying to put it back in the case as we were landing. Although we've never experienced the much more expensive sets like Bose these reduce noise on an aircraft significantly, are comfortable and have worked well for years. We were very happy to have found this set. They come with connectors so that you can listen to music or movie sound. The only issue is you must be careful storing them back in the case because they only lay flat one way.
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Having a lot of headphones, include Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, AKG, Shure, Beyerdynamics, Denon and more I decided to buy almost entirelly unknown (for audio, sure) brand - Philips. I had read some reviews and - yes, here appeared SNH9500 for $45. Why not to buy it for such a sum of money? Because this headphones is noise-canceling ones, I'll try to compare it with anothers species of the same class - Denon NC732, Audio-Technica ANC7, Sennheiser PXC450 and Bose QC3. These headphones require at least 20-30 hours of 'heating' before the sound becames more even. After that I could score the headphones into little table - in that order: SHN9500, NC732, ANC7, PXC4500, QC3 - max is 10 points. Comfort: 9, 8, 9, 9, 7 (supraaural NC732 and QC3 got less) Portability: 8,10, 9, 7, 9 (lesser the case the better) Durability: 8?,7, 8,10, 8 (I had to use epoxid resin to repair 732) Active noise cancel:7, 9, 8, 9, 8 (limited to low frequences in 9500) Passive noise cancel: 9, 9, 7, 10, 9 Sound leakage: 9,10, 5, 10, 8 (the bigger the less sound leak) Sound:bass quantity: 9, 8, 7, 8, 9 Sound:bass quality: 7, 8, 7, 9, 8 Sound:middle 7, 8, 9, 9, 7 Sound:highs 8, 9, 7, 9, 7 Sound:scene 7, 7, 9, 9, 8 Battery: 10,10,10,10, 7 (I sure prefer AAA for $.5 instead LiON for $40) Price: $40, $170, $130, $249, $249 So, these inexpensive (VERY inexpensive), quite comfort, good sounding, great looking noise canceling headphones that cost every cent to spend. Recommended.Read full review
I own many sets of noise-canceling headphones, including both Bose QuietComfort 2 and 3 models (along with Sony and a few other Philips designs), but the Philips SHN9500 do not fail to impress compared to their more expensive competitors. In my experience, Bose has slightly better noise cancellation technology, but not by far - unless you're right next to the jet, you probably won't notice, and their QuietComfort3 design requires noise cancellation be turned on at all times for headphone functionality, while these headphones may be optionally used with noise cancellation switched off. After some time, many headphones like these, including the expensive Bose set, become uncomfortable to wear - I have yet to experience that with this Philips unit, much to my surprise. I'm sticking with my QC3s while in the air, but for standard use, these have quickly become my noise canceling headphones of choice, over the more expensive Bose and Sony headphones I used to use for such purposes. I'd easily advise these headphones over alternatives to those looking for casual noise-canceling use - it can handle appliances with ease and pretty much everything else thrown at it. One annoying factor - there's a mute button on one of the ears. While occasionally convenient, if I lay down while wearing the headphones I occasionally accidentally mute them for a second or two. Other than that, I have no complaints. For those unsure about spending this much on headphones, Philips also manufacturers a cheaper silver/aluminum unit similar in performance to this but lower in cost. Additionally, they make *excellent* noise-canceling earbud headphones that retail for around $60. It may sound like a bad idea, but they perform far better than you'd expect.Read full review
Pros: Decent airplane, engine noise and air conditioning noise canceling headphones, nice black protective case, very comfortable ear cushions when worn. Cons: Blocks out sound at 85% are better than average. Summary: These headphones do a decent job of blocking out the engine noise of aircraft and air conditioning. Work real well when you are a passenger in a car and use them for the kids so they can watch movies on long trips. When you take them off, you really notice how much noise is around you - they definitely work.