Philips Rich Bass Neckband Headphones SHS5200/28 (Replaces SHS5200)

I wear these a lot , cause I walk dogs for a living. There are three great things about this product.

1. The bass quality is superb, I compared it to my old headset, which I threw out into the highway. It's because there is more airflow allowed to the speaker via three ducts

2. The cord is nylon wound.. yeah. it is not going to strip easily and is really durable.

3. Phillips attached a piece of elastic to give some added 'give' in case of random tugs. It works, and has save me about 7 times in a week.

The design is great too, they are comfortable, but not after a LONG time.
you wouldn't want them (or any behind the head phones) on a plane.

A great buy, they're gonna last too.

In the past I have had absolutely no problems with these headphones at all. In it's original form they were rugged and took all kinds of abuse, and it took me 2 1/2 years to finally wear out the last pair I had with the original type of jack (the grey version which jutted in an L-shape), which I did modify by removing a small bit of the connector in order to use it with my iPhone without a problem. The audio quality has been consistent and good and I couldn't ask more from a headphone set which cost me only around $15 on average.

However in the last ten months, I have purchased three sets of this model, and managed to break them all in some way, because of a simple change.

In order to get a "Made for iPhone" mark, Philips changed out the hardy grey L-shaped jack connector for a black one designed to fit the first-gen iPhone socket which is best described as utilitarian at best. The rubber used to create the jack is certainly not on par at all with the...Read more

I did my research before buying this pair of headphones, and it was well worth it. Besides their comfort, the sound quality is excellent, and their construction is great, too! I've bough many pairs of headphones over the past few years and I've always been dissapointed when the earpads begin to tear off or the plastic coating on the cord begins to fray...not with this pair!