Philips SHL3060BL: Review

The Philips SHL3060BL are low-end headphones characterized by a modern and youthful style. The sound quality and materials that these headphones offer are low-level but are a good choice for those who plan to spend the bare minimum to listen to music.

Philips proves to be able to cleverly untangle the various price ranges with a solution that fits all budgets without necessarily sacrificing quality. We are not talking about compromises, but rather really basic standards that allow even the occasional user to find a sound solution of good workmanship.

TThis long and important speech also includes the Philips SHL3060BL, headphones from the modest cost not exceeding the canonical £20, which offer a more than discrete sound and a style designed for real DJs.

Let’s see if, in addition to aestheticism guessed and appearance, there is something more.

Philips SHL3060BL – Packaging, Design, and Materials

The simple but effective packaging of the Philips SHL3060BL acts as a container to headphones with a very bright color (obviously a lot depends on the color you choose when you buy) with attached 1.2 m cable ending in a 3.5 mm jack connector cranked.

No USB cable, no secondary accessories, and no aesthetic or technical furnishings: the Philips headphones go straight to the point to offer the enthusiast and the casual user an ” on-the-road ” experience found in the portability of the headphones with thread its hinge point.

Many other headsets in the same price range are primarily dedicated to home use, and the Philips SHL3060BL stands out for its fully foldable and compact design to allow for easy transport.

Since the headphones are closed, the adjustable band allows you to easily and at any time change the headband’s opening and, consequently, the bow’s adaptability to your head. The product itself is well-characterized thanks to a highly respectable aesthetic component and a more than discrete structure.

We limit ourselves to define this last element only discrete and little else because of these headphones’ entry-level nature. Headphones and earcups on the ear, the impression is that the metallic-like coating of the product is more than anything else given by the play of light conferred by polyethylene and purely plastic material, not by the use of materials actually similar to aluminum and annexes.

The Philips SHL3060BL headphones are quite light. Their overall weight is about 125 – 127 g, ideal for not very long sessions. We also noticed a certain creak of plastics during use, a characteristic that indicates a construction quality just enough.

Comfort and Ergonomics

The comfort speech can be a little tricky for these Philips SHL3060BL. The already mentioned very low weight certainly does its duty, and the soft bearings raise the average quality of comfort and ergonomics enough. Problems start when we talk about long-term use and/or sessions of more than half an hour.

We do not talk so much about heaviness or lateral pressure, but rather about the not-so-good comfort of the bearings that, after just a few minutes, they start to sweat their ears in a sometimes exaggerated way.

However, as already written above, comfort is supported by the folding pads and the bow’s generous flexibility, a set of things that enhances not only the basic structure but the whole product.

Audio Quality

Let’s cut off the bull’s head and make it clear right away: the Philips SHL3060BL does not integrate any microphone. On the other hand, we have already said: headphones of this type go on the concrete and the essence of the headset’s concept, aiming to return a listening experience always at hand and a style always guessed. The Philips headphone treasures these three features and tries to offer what the Dutch company has been advertising for a long time: the power of the bass.

The audio bandwidth goes from 10 to 22,000 Hz and we’re talking about entry-level headphones. The deeper bass really has very important importance. The 32 mm drivers are part of the lion and can give back more than enough sound (without any particular smudging or distortion) due to the low price at which these headphones are sold.

What is lacking in the Philips SHL3060BL instead is the soundproofing, and with it, the headset’s ability to involve the audio reproduction user? We could say that the ambient noise is blocked at about 20-25% for purely exemplary purposes. The acoustic insulation and headphones on the head do not give that really enveloping touch expected in these situations.

We are still talking about really cheap headphones for music, which can be bought safely online and less than £20, so we certainly cannot have any pretensions.

Main Features and Functionality

The Philips SHL3060BL does not rely on record performance or particularly advanced features; for the Dutch brand’s low-cost headphones, the main prerogatives are style and versatility. As already mentioned in the previous paragraphs, the Philips SHL3060 is a frieze of a folding design and a wide selection of colors that try to satisfy the occasional public and fans’ tastes and demand more attention to stylistic pledge.

There is very little to say on this front, especially considering that these headphones are limited to doing their job without proposing really innovative features.

Conclusions

Once the discussion has been completed and opinions have been drawn, what remains to the Philips SHL3060BL is the ability to insert itself and stand out in a market that is unlikely to surprise. When it comes to performance, sound quality, and audio fidelity, the SHL3060BL can do the job with enough, but no more, so do not expect great performance from these headphones; you’ll end up disappointed.

In our opinion, among many cheap low-end headphones that we have tested and reviewed, the Philips SHL3060BL is certainly among the best. For this reason, we would like to recommend these Philips headphones to all those looking for a sufficient listening experience, thus spending the minimum union.

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