First Timer... I reserved this headphones yesterday (full price) after reading reviews and was going to collect it today... To my surprise they went half price today... Lucky me.
Decent spec, option of using it with wire as well....
Now thats a deal!!! Just ordered two. Thanks OP for posting this :grin: have some heat
mogki
9 Aug 17#6
This is seriously the best first post i have seen. Thank you, you deserve an exclusive badge for posting such an awesome deal.
overThinker
9 Aug 17#7
Thanks
scallygally
9 Aug 17#8
Great first post
tomwatts
9 Aug 17#9
These were a steal at £24.99, very good at £34.99 and decent at £40. They're not perfect noise isolation phones - you can hear the noise it's playing back to you compared to some others (looking at you, bose) that are near perfect. Still, perfect to add to the collection as I just sling them in my bag when going on a train/plane without too much fuss about keeping them super well looked after. Battery is decent too - about 9 hours with NC, more without, although why you would use these without NC on I don't know as £7 earphones are better than these if you don't need noise cancellation!
plebbygiraffe to tomwatts
9 Aug 17#13
They've never been £24.99.
£34.99 is the cheapest they've been. People got them for an effective £24.99 with a Quidco promotion of £10 cashback.
I get a lot more than 9 hours out of mine!
bamshopper to tomwatts
10 Aug 17#32
Handy to know you can switch off NC if you're in a quiet environment surely you wouldn't need NC function every day!
mullerman
9 Aug 17#10
Not that impressive in the cancellation dept, in fact deaden the music sound for me in this mode. I also keep forgetting what half the buttons do.
yesfan to mullerman
9 Aug 17#14
Had these for about 6 months, didnt notice the NC button! Thanks for the prompt. Happy with the sound. Only gripe, if you wear glasses the flashing bluetooth light reflects in the glass and its a bit irritating. Ended up putting a bit of tape over it.
Dubtitled
9 Aug 17#11
I've gone for these, thanks OP had been looking for some at this kind of price.
wizlonUK
9 Aug 17#12
Bought these last time out and they are great, on ear of course, but what do you expect for the price. Sounds is good, Bluetooth is stable and the noise cancelling is better than no noise cancelling if you know what I mean.
bb11
9 Aug 17#15
I bought one to give as a present @£24.99 (need to check if it was ever paid!) and was impressed so got a pair for myself @£34.99. Even @£39.99 they are very good for the money imo
Great first post, have some heat
Gwadinina
9 Aug 17#16
Great deal (y) Thanks OP :D
tobeconfirmed
9 Aug 17#17
Although it's a good deal, price-wise - they're really not great headphones. I bought them the last time they were mega discounted and returned them the same day. Uncomfortable, really plastic / poor build quality feel to them. Personally, I'd rather get a decent pair of non NC wireless headphones that are comfy for this money.
jeffjack to tobeconfirmed
9 Aug 17#20
I was a little let down by the plastic feel too, but was so impressed by what they are: fantastic sound, active noise cancellation and a good mic (I use mine for conference calls). At this price I'll accept the build for those features. Amazing deal, very impressed by Philips. If you want heavier plastic, spend more money.
Lawlost
9 Aug 17#18
The link to the black ones are the Philips SHB8750NCs if you click on the silver ones, they are a different better model SHB8850NC
plebbygiraffe to Lawlost
9 Aug 17#19
Are you sure? Argos don't sell the silver 8850 model.
And they're both the same, in any event.
ItsFrazer
9 Aug 17#21
I have these I think I paid 35 on a sale. From 90 though I'm sure. Anyway the battery life is sooooo good. However they arn't very loud if your one of them. Plenty enough for me. The noise cancelling function works very well but they are very light and made from plastic making them feel really cheap. It should help them stay on your head better during excercise but not for me :smile:
paul555
9 Aug 17#22
Owners, can these sit loosly round your neck? Handy when you are not using them. All the ones I have won't fit around my neck (ear pieces in the way). Hopefully you know what I mean
britalian to paul555
10 Aug 17#25
Yes, no problems there.
Lawlost
9 Aug 17#23
lasuil
10 Aug 17#24
Shame they aren't available for delivery
nomez
10 Aug 17#26
These are a great set of headphones for the gym
awol
10 Aug 17#27
Hot, bought a set as well - thanks OP
ephadrine
10 Aug 17#28
I got these for my little girl at Xmas they are brilliant for the price. They keep her away from my Bose ones so worth every penny.
Ridan
10 Aug 17#29
Does it work with ps4?
shiftymorgan to Ridan
10 Aug 17#30
Only if you use the cable from the looks of a quick search. Only certain BT headsets work with it.
Harun to Ridan
10 Aug 17#39
Not wirelessly, but you can plug into the controller with the included 3.5mm cable.
A quality set of wireless headphones with active noise cancellation with a 3.5mm jack is very difficult to come by at this price point.
oldskoolpug
10 Aug 17#31
How does it cancel the noise ?
plebbygiraffe to oldskoolpug
10 Aug 17#35
Principally active noise cancellation works by using a microphone to listen to the outside world. It then inverts the sound wave and plays this through the headphones.
So you'll be familiar with a sound wave I'm sure, so to put it simplistically (ie. this isn't scientifically accurate just the principle!) consider the peaks of a sound wave to be the number '1, and the troughs/dips to be -1 - the middle line is 0.
0 is silence.
If you have a peak at 1 and create a copy of that then invert it you have a trough of -1. Add the two together and you get 0. Silence.
vailati
10 Aug 17#33
does it have a mic ?
agemawat to vailati
10 Aug 17#34
They do have a mic, but they are one of the worst headphones to use for a voice call. The mic is so sensitive, it will pick up any sound in the surrounding 10 ft. It is a pain for someone to be on the other end of call taken from these phones.
jeffjack to agemawat
10 Aug 17#38
I think the mic is ok, I use them for telephone. Maybe check your mic gain settings.
Chillbo
10 Aug 17#36
Boss QC35s are far superior
finnmaccool to Chillbo
10 Aug 17#37
Are they? Thanks genius.
ianwspoon
11 Aug 17#40
No longer available at this price, back to £79.99
krazykush to ianwspoon
11 Aug 17#41
Do you still get it for £39.99 if you reserved it at that price yesterday?
abk1891 to krazykush
11 Aug 17#43
Sometimes they say the price has gone up but speak to a manager and if that don't work ring customer services and they will ring them up and tell them to give it to you for that price as it's happened to me before and that's how I got my item after the price had gone up.Thanks
Harun to krazykush
11 Aug 17#44
When I went to collect mine this morning they said £79.99. When I questioned it they immediately sorted it and assured me I wouldn't pay more than what I reserved for.
Mine are charging at the moment. :grin:
abk1891 to krazykush
11 Aug 17#45
I just picked mine up although they said 79.99 I spoke with their manager and I had it for 39.99
thegreatboyce to ianwspoon
11 Aug 17#42
glad I reserved mine for collection today.
krazykush
11 Aug 17#46
Thanks! Managed to pick mine up too.. They also said £79.99 but showed them the reservation email and the lady immediately agreed om £39.99. Impressed with them so far.. For that price.. Cannot complain!
kestrel1960
11 Aug 17#47
Think I got the last pair reserved at Skem. That didn't stop them from charging £79.99 at the till today when I picked them up. . Put them to rights when I showed my reservation email at £39.99.
Initial impressions are good. They're obviously not Bose quality but they do a great job filtering out background noise. Can't go wrong at this price.
Thanks Op. Heat added. Can't see them anyway now even at the full price
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Opening post
I reserved this headphones yesterday (full price) after reading reviews and was going to collect it today... To my surprise they went half price today... Lucky me.
Decent spec, option of using it with wire as well....
argos.co.uk/pro…445
All comments (47)
Just ordered as worth a try!
£34.99 is the cheapest they've been. People got them for an effective £24.99 with a Quidco promotion of £10 cashback.
I get a lot more than 9 hours out of mine!
Great first post, have some heat
And they're both the same, in any event.
Only certain BT headsets work with it.
Thanks for this deal, looks great.
whathifi.com/phi…iew
Scored highly at whathifi at £95!
A quality set of wireless headphones with active noise cancellation with a 3.5mm jack is very difficult to come by at this price point.
So you'll be familiar with a sound wave I'm sure, so to put it simplistically (ie. this isn't scientifically accurate just the principle!) consider the peaks of a sound wave to be the number '1, and the troughs/dips to be -1 - the middle line is 0.
0 is silence.
If you have a peak at 1 and create a copy of that then invert it you have a trough of -1. Add the two together and you get 0. Silence.
Mine are charging at the moment. :grin:
Initial impressions are good. They're obviously not Bose quality but they do a great job filtering out background noise. Can't go wrong at this price.
Thanks Op. Heat added. Can't see them anyway now even at the full price