Philips HN060/37 Noise-Canceling Earbuds

Product Description

Philips Noise cancel earbuds active noise reduction cuts out the background noise that spoils the listening pleasure and delivers pure sound on the move.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 4.6 x 2 inches ; 5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00061IYJC
• Item model number: HN060
• Batteries: 1 AAA batteries required. (included)
  

Technical Details

• Dual cone-shaped ear bud headphones with noise-canceling technology
• Drowns out background sounds while enhancing music performance
• Built-in volume control for listening precision
• Includes carrying pouch and neck strap for added comfort
• Comes with 1/4-inch plane adapter; 3.5 mm jack

Costumer Reviews

These are nice earplugs. They fit into my ears well, though they probably won't fit EVERYONE'S ears as well. Plus, some folks just won't like wearing plugs that fit so deeply into the ear canal; those people should avoid the HN060. The generic earpiece fits snugly enough for me, but it's not a custom earpiece, so one shouldn't expect it to be perfect for all ears--Philips should have provided multiple sizes with the HN060, like those provided with Koss ear buds.

Sound is decent enough, though it's certainly no Grado headphone, nor is it remotely close to the sound provided by an enclosed earpiece. No thumping bass, but a reasonably good frequency response in the mids and highs. The snugness of the earpiece does affect the sound quality; the better they fit, the better the sound will be, and the less ambient noise will sneak in. I listen predominantly to classical, swing, and horn-driven jazz, all of which sound rather nice with the HN060. I do not think those interested in heavy bass-driven music will be satisfied with these plugs.

The noise reduction features work well enough to reduce the fan noise of a close-by stack of servers. Airplane noise, air conditioner noise, and other steady amibients are reduced quite noticeably. Don't get these thinking you're going to be immersed in silence--you're kidding yourself. I'm satisfied, but feel that full enclosure headphones do almost as well at noise reduction.

The cloth-wrapped cord is very nice, as is the neck strap. This brings me to the only con I've found, the LENGTH of the cord is just not adequate except for use with wearable audio devices--a problem that most manufacturers seem to have developed.

Overall, a good buy for those inclined to like in-ear plugs. Others should avoid them solely for comfort issues.

Seems like a price too good to be true (not purchased at Amazon). Turns out it was.

I had turn major problems,

1) Ear buds eventually wouldn't stay on, they easy got lost/knocked off

2) Battery compartment eventually needed a piece of cardboard to keep the battery in position, other wise would get a buzzing sound.

In general, it could have been a great product.

1) Noise cancelling work, not the best, but works

2) Having a volume control is really really nice

3) The ear buds where comfortable.

In general I wouldn't recommend them unless you have to have a cheap pair of noise cancelling headphones. Then treat them with a lot of love and care . . .