Philips SHS8001/00 Earhook Headphones

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Editorial reviews

Product Description
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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-12-19 rating:
Philips SHS8001 - 2 year test review.
I have had these earphones for over 2 years now.
I bought them from a Currys branch for £30 whilst on holiday in Newquay.
I wanted something to use with my Creative Zen Micro that would stay in my ears whilst running and training in the gym.
I am probably what some would term an "Audiophile" and I have been into hi-fi for around 20 years now, so I am always searching for that "Perfect" sound.
I expected these to be just ok, and I thought I would only use them for my exercise. In actual fact, they are great and I use them all the time.
They offer a great bass response with adequate mid-range and good high tones, without sounding too bright.
I have used them on a Creative Zen Micro, a Philips Go Gear flash player and now with my latest toy, a new Creative Zen. I am looking to buy a pair of Shures at £80, which, if the design is such that they look like they will stay in my ears, I will still buy them.
However, the Philips' are excellent with the new Zen, so I am reluctant to part with my cash just yet.
The only thing I can criticise is that the mini jack plug loses it's white colour through wear (mine get a lot of use, perhaps 3-4 times a week for 90 mins at a time minimum).
Otherwise they are comfy, they stay in my ears and they sound great. When you are running for more then 30 mins, they can work themselves out a bit, but a quick nudge with a finger pushes them back in. When they aren't pushed in properly they do sound tinny. You need to get the right fit for the rubber push on sleeves, of which you get 3 sizes supplied with the earphones.
I compared these against another pair i have, Senheisser PMX100's headphones with neck band, which are very good indeed and cost around the £30 mark now. They are not push in earphones, rather they are "Sit on" headphones. I think the Philips' rival my Senheissers for sound quality overall, although they don't quite have the bass of the Sennies, but are very, very close!
At £30 I think I got a great deal, so at less than £20 these are a steal.
Just remember to fit them correctly and push them in far enough.
A great product.

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review by: date: 2008-07-02 rating:
For running there is nothing better at this price
Wow. These really do stay put. The in ear part is small enough to most people and the rubber buds are supplied in 3 sizes so even if you a freakish mutant like me you should be able to get a pretty good fit on both sides, which is nice.

The other star feature is how the cables go into the earhook part, so if you tug them they don't pull the phones straight out of your ears.

The sound is not the best, there isn't much in the way of bass - enough for indie / rock / country maybe, but for dance or urban styles you will very likely be disappointed. Additionally, if you don't get them in your ears far enough you get almost no bass at all and they do sound tinny and cheap. And use your mp3 player's "treble reducer" rather than "bass booster" EQ setting :)

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review by: date: 2008-02-23 rating:
Sound quality is very poor
Just received my new Phillips SHS89001/00 headphones and am really disappointed. They fit in the ear nicely, and unlike some they stay there. However, the sound quality is absolutely appalling. If you want quality sound, stay away from these.

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review by: date: 2008-01-11 rating:
Comfortable & compact with great sound
These are the white version of the black Philips SHS8000 (which I also own). They are both very comfortable and easily stay put while I dance energetically. They sound very good for such compact headphones - much better than my ipod headphones. I bought the black pair as Which? gave them the highest rating for sound of any compact plug headphones in their trial - 4/5. Which? also gave them 5/5 for preventing sound leakage (in or out). They come with 3 sizes of removable earpads which stay put but are reasonably easy to remove to change the size.
Which? gave two other earplug headphones 4/5 for sound - the Sennheiser CX 300 and the Denon AH-C350. Which? said the Sennheiser were as good as the Philips in every respect except that the Sennheiser's allowed more sound in and weren't as easy to use. Which? said the Denon's were as good as the Philips in every respect except that the Denon's were a bit better fit, but a bit less comfortable!


review by: wdc date: 2007-07-21 rating:
Don't waste money on Philips earphones
My young son saved up for these great looking earphones.

PROBLEM
They sounded great but, the lousy ear buds too easily came apart from the earphones and were lost

INSULT TO INJURY
Philips customer service were useless; completely uninterested; they don't stock repacements, "goodbye".

OUTCOME
Don't waste your money on Philips earphones.

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