Philips Fidelio L3 Headphones: Features and Price of Sony’s Rivals

Getting the position that Sony‘s WH-1000XM range currently has in terms of sound is quite difficult. The Japanese firm has been demonstrating its good work for several generations with its famous active noise cancellation and planting it a house is not easy. But not impossible. Philips recently announced its Fidelio L3 , a high-end model that seeks precisely to make a niche on the shelves along with the new WH-1000XM4. Will it succeed?

Philips Fidelio L3, high performance sound

TP Vision, the company behind Philips, decided to renew its Fidelio family with new products, taking advantage of the recent IFA 2020 “online” celebration. Among the products announced, the Fidelio L3, a wireless headset that boasts a good design and a combination of very effective noise cancellation systems.

Philips Fidelio L3 Headphones

With 40mm drives, they enjoy a sustainable leather-wrapped metal outer headband and a soft leather-covered inner cushion. Its ear cushions (with a three-layer construction and a foam that also contributes to isolation) promise a comfortable in-ear experience while sporting an open aluminum support frame that gives them plenty of personality and appeal.

Philips Fidelio L3

The headphones have a four-microphone hybrid ANC system that seeks to offer us a good level of noise cancellation without influencing the time or musicality of the playback, which remains the same, whether the aforementioned system is on or not. explains the folks at Philips. One of these microphones is also dedicated exclusively to eliminating background sounds in calls.

They have touch controls (slide, touch and pressure), are compatible with Google Assistant and do not forget about the Bluetooth 5.0 connection or the compatibility with Qualcom aptX HD. As for their autonomy, they have a battery of up to 35 hours in playback (30 if you have the cancellation system on all the time) and a fast charge option that leaves them ready in 15 minutes for six hours of use.

Headphone price and availability

Philips has revealed that the new headphones will be available this last quarter of the year, although without specifying a date. As a clue, we have other products in the range to be launched in October, so the Fidelio L3s are likely to arrive in our windows next or next month at the latest.

As for the price, beware that they are not cheap -as you might already be fearing- : they have a cost of 349.99 euros , practically the same as the Sony (the WH-1000XM4 are 31 euros more expensive, specifically, they are at 380 euros on the official website of the manufacturer).

Philips Fidelio L3

It’s difficult to make a value judgment without having tried them, but first impressions are good. At least in design they have a plus of appeal that also reminds us a bit of the Bose 700 headphones. Now we will have to check if they reach the excellence of the WH-1000XM4 in terms of noise cancellation, this feature that obsesses us so much today. day.