Philips hasn’t really been a high-end manufacturer of anything for awhile now, so who knows how good they’ll actually sound. But the company says that their semi-open-back headphones will have 40mm drivers that were designed and calibrated by the Philips Golden Ears panel of specialists. (QUALITY IMPLIED. We’ll see about that.)
But there’s a bit of a conceptual issue with these things: the inline iPhone remote/mic suggests they’re to be used outside of the house. But unless you enjoy the general public hearing everything spilling forth from your phone, who would use a semi-open headphone anywhere but the privacy of one’s own home? In any case, there’s no word on a US release, but Pocket Lint says the Fidelio L1s are expected to retail in the UK soon for somewhere around £250 ($376). [Philips via Reg Hardware, Pocket Lint]
EckyThump
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 8:29 AMPhilips do make good cans, I’m quite happy to stick with my old ‘SHP2500′s’ they’re not much to look at, but they sound great with 40mm drivers and they were cheap too! I probably wouldn’t buy the ‘Fidelio L1′s’ though, simply because of the friggin iPod connectors! OK I don’t have to use them, but you can’t even buy a car these days without an iPod dock that will never get used!! #\