There’s a lot that’s good about the SHN750 earphones. The design is excellent and makes them very comfortable to wear, even when running. The sound quality is decent, while the price is also surprisingly reasonable.
However, I have to question the need for active noise cancelling when it comes to in-ear earphones. With a good seal, you should barely be able to hear ambient noise anyway. Add to this the fact that the active noise cancelling in the SHN750s is very subtle at best, and also results in low frequency buzzing when hooked up to a mains powered device. The latter being a potentially major issue for anyone who wants to listen to various source devices.
I’d still say it’s worth saving up a bit more cash for a set of Shure SE210s, but if Philips produced a set of earphones with similar drivers, a neck strap design, no active noise cancelling and an even lower price, it could have a winner on its hands.Read full review
Overall
7/10
By Riyad Emeran
Reviewed 07 August 2007
Updated 05 February 2011