Philips SHB7250 Black
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Have you ever been dancing around in your living room, and got tangled up in the cables of your headphones? That'll be a thing of the past with the Philips SHB7250. Wireslessly stream music using Bluetooth and NFC. Use the buttons on the ear cup to easily control your favorite songs. Want to invite friends to join your silent disco? One push of the button and you'll call them hands free. This way, you can use your hands to practice some more dance moves.
Type of ear cushions | Over-ear | |
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Bluetooth | ||
Noise canceling | ||
Sound quality according to customers | Very good | |
Carrying comfort according to customers | Good | |
Built-in microphone |
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I have had the Philips SHB7250 headphones for a few days now and have to say that they positively surprised me. It is a nice addition to my Sony MDR-1R and Creative Noise Canceling headphones
In the box The headphone.
A cable so that you can still use it if the battery of the headphones is empty. A USB cable to charge the headphones (unfortunately no 220 plug included). Finally, the box contains a manual that nobody reads and that you really don't need.
You can make the headphones nice and small for transport. A pouch is not supplied by Philips.
Sound I was always quite skeptical about bluetooth headphones because of the sound loss, but these headphones perform well. The purists among us will say that wired is really better than unwired (Bluetooth) and that is of course true. There is always some loss, but then you really have to listen carefully. The people who find that really disturbing also listen to music in FLAC format or to CDs and not to MP3s on the phone ;-)
The headphones have a clear and beautiful sound. The range in the low and high range for headphones in this price range is fine. The bass is good but not overly represented. That can be disturbing for some people. I have listened to classical, rap, deep house, bachata and pop music with the headphones and have to say that they are not really inferior to the much more expensive headphones that I own. The Sony gives more detail and sometimes listens quieter than the Philips, but it was also almost 3 times as expensive.
Connectivity You can connect the phone via Bluetooth or NFC. Both work exceptionally well. If you have a smartphone with NFC, it's as simple as touching the left shell on the outside with your smartphone and you're connected. I have tested whether the distance of 10 meters that is stated on the box is achieved. I left the phone in the living room and walked outside. After 15 meters the headphones started to stutter and lost connection to my phone.
You can also use the headphones to make hands-free calls. In the beginning it was a bit awkward to take a phone call, cut off from the outside world. I tend to speak louder because I can't hear myself. There is a button on the right earcup to answer and end the call. Philips has incorporated a small microphone in the right earcup. The call quality was good. One could hear me very well and clearly and I could hear the other too.
The battery life of the headphones is fine. I have been using the headphones intensively for days without charging. This while you still use Bluetooth, which normally shortens your battery life significantly.
Service What appeals to me is that these headphones work great with my android device, but also with my wife's iPhone (not unimportant I can tell you ;-)). For example, you can control the sound via the buttons on the right earcup, go back and go to the next song. You can also pause your music. So the phone can just stay in your pocket.
The controls on the headphones take some getting used to. In the beginning I had to take the headphones off to operate the buttons and some buttons are too close to each other. You get used to it quickly, but in my opinion Philips could have solved this smarter by moving the buttons further apart.
design The headphones look good and are stylishly responsibleÂ…beautiful black is not ugly. In addition, it has a beautiful copper-coloured detail to which the ear cups are attached. If you take the headphones in your hands, it seems a bit fragile and also looks a bit cheap. The finish is also fine.
wearing comfort I wore the headphones for several hours at work. The headphones are super light and you hardly have the idea that you have anything on your head.
Conclusion A great pair of headphones for the money with excellent performance, which I will enjoy both at work and while running. So definitely recommended and a shame for the other headphones because I will use them less now.
José
2 May 2015
Automatically translated from Dutch
When my previous headphones (Sennheiser HD202 II) started to get louder and louder after a few years of use, it was time for a new set of headphones. After much deliberation, I chose the Philips SHB7250, mainly because it is wireless and foldable.
After unpacking, I noticed the light weight of the headphones, the headphones weigh only 168 grams despite their size. After explaining to my roommates why I had headphones on a kitchen scale, it was time to give the headphones a closer inspection.
I immediately noticed how smooth and flexible the headphones feel, this is mainly due to the folding mechanism with which this model is equipped. These headphones are very easy to fold, not only can the earcups be rotated 90 degrees, there is also a hinge in the headband just above the earcups. This allows the headphones to be folded in all kinds of different ways and this also ensures the smoothness and flexibility.
After opening and closing the headphones about 20 times, it was time to see if the headphones also do what they are supposed to do, which is to produce sound. When I put the headphones on, I was delighted to find that the headphones were charged in the box, after all, nothing is more annoying than waiting for your new device to finally charge. Then it was time to connect the headphones to my smartphone via Bluetooth, this was super fast thanks to the built-in NFC chip in the headphones, a short tap of my phone against the headphones was all that was needed. A computer voice confirmed with a clear “connected” that my phone and headset were properly connected. The moment of truth had finally arrived, it was time to experience the sound quality and comfort of these headphones.
These headphones have a thin, but not too thin cushion on the headband which, together with the soft rings on the ear cups, ensures that the headphones do not press hard on your head or ears. The cushions are covered with a leather-like fabric that doesn't get sweaty easily (something that is often the case with cheaper headphones). The headband is, as you might expect, adjustable so that it fits comfortably on every head.
The sound quality when used wirelessly is good, the Philips SHB7250 produces a clear and realistic sound, the bass is full, but not too loud (something that often bothers me with other headphones). The sound is a bit clearer and fuller when you don't use the headphones wirelessly, but wired. This can be done very easily thanks to the supplied 120cm long audio cable (3.5mm) which, just like the headphones, is of excellent quality.
This cable also ensures that you can still use the headphones with an empty battery, because the headphones always work wired (with or without a full battery). That is incidentally a situation that will not occur often, because these headphones have an amazing battery life. In my case, the headphones are on for about 8 hours a day (with pairing via Bluetooth), of which about 3 hours of music plays. With this use, I only need to charge the headphones every 4 to 5 days. An excellent battery life and this surprised me positively. When the battery does run out, you can easily charge the headphones via the micro USB connection. A micro USB cable is included, but so far I have used the charger of my smartphone.
These headphones also have media buttons on the right earcup, with these media buttons it is possible to easily skip forward or back a song, pause the music, turn the volume up or down, take a call or Siri/ Activate Google Now on your smartphone. These buttons work great for operating Spotify or iTunes on your laptop or smartphone, for example.
A disadvantage of these headphones that I have read in many reviews is the size of the media buttons, these are said to be very small. These buttons (the volume buttons in particular) are indeed not very large and are very close to each other. I have not experienced this as a disadvantage myself because I actually only use the headphones at home and at work. I can imagine that the buttons are too small if you want to operate them with gloves on, but for me it just took some getting used to, after a week I could find the buttons blindly.
All in all, I am very impressed with the quality of these headphones and I am very satisfied with them. So far I have not experienced any disadvantages with these headphones, although a storage case would perhaps be a nice addition. No more wired headphones for me.
Melvin Hamer
16 February 2016
Automatically translated from Dutch
How useful are headphones without a wire? I thought it would be okay, but I'm surprised too. The freedom is ideal. No thread under your jacket, sweater, shirt. And be able to quickly grab something more than a meter away from your desk without taking off the headphones. Ideal! Practically great. Never had a cracking connection with Bluetooth, not even at a distance of 10 meters or through walls or ceilings. The sound is clear and the surround comes into its own with music or games. The frequency range is also more than adequate for music from the phone or computer. The headphones are light, the shells can rotate reasonably well, the charging cable is long enough and this cable plus the 3.5mm jack are of excellent quality. All in all an excellent purchase. The only negative point I can think of is that you always have to connect per device, especially if you have multiple devices on which you use bluetooth. So sometimes the headphones can connect to the device you just aren't using. Think tablet/phone. But if you keep turning off Bluetooth, it's really no problem.
René
17 July 2015
Automatically translated from Dutch
Product number | 573389 | |
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Manufacturer code | SHB7250/00 | |
Brand | Philips | |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty | |
Old product returned for free |
Weight in grams | 170 g | |
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Color | Black | |
Material | Leather, Plastic | |
Built-in microphone |
Sound reproduction | Stereo | |
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Hi-Res audio | ||
Volume limit | ||
Active headphones | ||
Noise canceling |
NFC | ||
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Bluetooth | ||
Bluetooth version | 4.0 | |
Multipoint pairing |
Detachable cable | ||
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Ribbon cable | ||
Coil cable | ||
Braided sleeve | ||
Remote in cable |
Sound quality according to customers | Very good | |
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Carrying comfort according to customers | Good |
Power supply type | Rechargeable battery |
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Water-resistant |
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Type of ear cushions | Over-ear | |
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Types of design | Closed | |
Foldable | ||
Rotatable ear cups | ||
Ear cushion material | Leather (skai) | |
Physical buttons ear cups | ||
Touchpad ear cup | ||
Remote control on ear cups | ||
Volume control ear cup |
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