You get what you pay for...
Pros:
Terrible construction, horrific cord, muddy highs and mids, distorted bass.
Cons:
$30.
The Bottom Line:
Stay away from Philips headphones as a hole-these are barely worth $30, the audio is horrific, muddled, and nasty; perfect for the poor construction.
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Author's Review
There are so many reviews everywhere talking about how you can get $100 sound out of a $30 headphone, noticeably referring to these Philips headphones. However, I'd beg to differ. Philips has never really had a great note as far as headphones go-many people do complain about their lower-line headphones, so I decided to try these after my Bose headphones broke on the reccomendation of my friend.
First off, when you take these out of the package, they are very flimsy. The earbuds are light, cheap-feeling, and the cord is a tangled, garbled mess. The headphone jack is seemingly small and unreliable, and the fit is extremely odd because they sit in your ear but for any bass response nearly require you to lodge it in your eardrum just for it to fall back out.
Once I could get past the cheap construction, HORRIFIC cable and odd fit, I tried these headphones out on Nine Inch Nails' "The Fragile" which is an album I test many things out on (it's loud, soft, and has many hidden noises) and was very underwhelmed. These sound like $30 audio-for sure. The bass is very shallow and powerful, but sounds extremely distorted and nearly ruins many songs. The highs are often muddled with the bass, and when they do dominate, they ar very high. The mids are non-existent. The audio honestly sounds like it's being played through a tube.
In fact, I found the audio so poor and fake that I went back to the iPod headphones. But, I guess they'd work if you're one of the people who listen to all the garbage littering the radio (hip-hop and R&B) because all they have is bass. After buying a pair of Shure SE210s, I'll never go back.
