Philips SHE 8500

Advantages: sparkling all round; bass rivals high specced floorstanders
Disadvantages: asymmetrical cable, the right ear bud cable being longer than the left one

...I needed to buy new earphones for my meizu m6 sl miniplayer, as its stock earphones cable eventually broke, and after just spending one day walking about in london without music, it highlighted how hooked I was on the awesome sound the player and earphones delivered, considering I was listening to stock earphones after all, the meizu earphones pt850. so, behind waterloo station there's a street market, and the urge to buy earphones was overwhelming me; fiddling with the player in my pocket and missing the surprisingly awesome earphones it came with, I went back to the owner of a stall, to whom I spoke the day before, to find out about the price for the black (yes, no white earphones cables for me, are you kidding me, rofl) philips she9500 (£15), all while he was still preparing the stall (about 8:10am on the way to the office) and asked... Read review

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Advantages: noise reduction, sound quality, comfort
Disadvantages: no

...The white and silver headphones from Philips are impressive in both looks and performance. the headphones come with 3 sizes of the rubber ear buds for added adjustable comfort. the rubber ear buds ensure 100% comfort for the ear. The headphones also come with a carry pouch to put the headphones away when not in use. The headphones offer excelent noise reduction to give you better sound quality even at lower volumes. The Neodymium magnet enhances the turbo bass performance and noise sensitivity. the 24k gold plating on the plugs ensures ultra reliable connection offering excelent quality on sound and performance. the cable is split halfway to allow headphones to be connected to a remote controll such as that of the PSP. the stylish white and silver means it can be used with any of your audio devices even your ipod, and the long... Read review

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Advantages: Fast load up, excellent battery life, good sound quality.
Disadvantages: Fingerprints show on touch pad, can crash, XP only, basic manual.

..., however it is only compatible with microsoft XP. The player synchronizes with windows media player, though I have experienced problems with this media player in the past, I have not done so since owning the Philips. Unfortunate accidents with the unit have occured, like my girlfriend spilling her drink (accidently, she says) and it has also been dropped (a few times) and works perfectly well.... Read review

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