As a flagship-positioned series, Philips has always been surprisingly cautious in the title of Fidelio, and only models that truly meet the flagship status and have the strength to "fight a good war" have a chance. So we can see that even the SHP9500, which dominates sales and is at the top of the word-of-mouth list, has undergone many generation upgrades, and has not yet obtained the name of Fidelio. Not to mention the wired earbuds and Bluetooth headset product lines, which are significantly farther away from Fidelio.
The skin is still there, the top under the all-metal
Fidelio headphones X3 and L3 have unique configurations: Scottish Muirhead leather material is also matched on the T1 this time, and the first act of the headset battery compartment after the user opens the huge package will be attracted by this delicate leather. Take out the all-metal battery compartment, and the cold and delicate texture will clearly tell you the flagship positioning of this pair of headphones. The battery compartment is full of weight, and the battery capacity should be larger. Opening the lid, two metal brushed earbuds are hidden under the damped top cover. It can be said that these two headphones are "huge" and feel more full than similar products. But when you take it out and plug it into your ear canal, you will find that in addition to the sense of weight, the fit and wearing comfort are excellent, and at this point Philips flagship will not "roll over".
Since it is a flagship, the matching accessories are still under the book. Although it is still a few things, but each one is a boutique. For example, the six pairs of earbud sleeves that come with are all excellent, and then there are three pairs of more expensive Memory Foam Sleeves for The Complete TS. In terms of hardware, since it is a flagship positioning, some of the configurations must not be absent, Bluetooth 5.2 version, LDAC, AAC, SBC and other transmission protocols are complete, but also support IPX4 waterproof, Philips' own APP control and so on. Carefully checked the information of the T1, this pair of true wireless headphones in the Bluetooth chip, noise reduction related configuration and other aspects are almost the same as Sony noise reduction bean 4. Feiji's well-known hybrid active noise reduction technology has also been further strengthened on the T1, and the effect of several practical noise reduction modes is completely incomparable to the headphones of the non-Fidelio. Finally, the larger unit volume and battery compartment also greatly enhanced the T1's endurance, and it is no problem to cope with a 2-hour commute per day for a week.
The voice that everyone cares about the most
Fidelio's core selling point is undoubtedly the sound quality! Therefore, the biggest advantage of this T1 over other competitors at the same price point also comes from the substantial strengthening of the sound playback configuration. Fidelio T1 adopts a three-unit coil iron structure, of which the dynamic coil unit is the most classic 10mm neodymium magnet unit in the Philips S series earbuds, and the volume sensing and dynamic transient performance in the low and medium frequency parts are better than the dynamic ring units of most commercially available true wireless headphones. In terms of moving iron units, it is no surprise to choose the specially customized Lou's RAN-62462 composite dual unit medium and high frequency unit. Special selection ensures the consistency of the unit, and the domestic brand unit in the 62462 phase large part of the true wireless headphones also has great advantages in terms of frequency response, fineness and high frequency extension.
Install the Philips Headphones APP on the phone, through the percussion action of the headphone side panel, in addition to controlling the cycle switching of the three noise reduction modes, you can also freely control the music playback when listening to music. At the same time, everyone can customize their favorite EQ in the APP according to their own preferences, such as bass/clear/strong/high sound and other modes. The sound of the Fidelio T1 is designed to be as close as possible to the X3 flagship headphones in actual performance, with an overall bias towards a neutral and natural style. Compared with similar wireless headphones, the biggest special feature of T1 is the sound density in the full frequency band, which will have obvious advantages when the high bit rate of LDAC is blessed. At the same time, the sense of low and medium frequency is also the characteristics of this headphone, its sense of musical atmosphere and appeal are better, although the space reshaping ability of the earbuds is far from reaching the effect of the head-mounted large headphones, but in a relatively small space, T1 gives a relatively three-dimensional, full and close to the scene of the listening sense. In the past Philips true wireless headphones, and even all brands of true wireless headphones, similar to the feeling of the scene has never appeared, T1 is the only one.
Experience, write at the end
In fact, as a flagship positioning of the true wireless headphones, in terms of noise reduction effect, call quality and daily experience, T1 does not have obvious slots, but it has not yet had the level to shake industry benchmarks such as Sony Noise Reduction Bean 4 and Bose Shark. Philips itself undoubtedly knows its products better than consumers, so they have chosen a different competitive strategy, which is to sacrifice their Fidelio's housekeeping advantage: sound quality. While having a similar experience of using similar flagship headphones, the distance between the opponent and the opponent is obviously opened in terms of sound quality, so that music lovers who are more concerned about the sound performance of the headphones have a more suitable choice. If you are a heavy user of headphones, have noise reduction and call needs, but more is to use headphones to listen to music, Philips Fidelio T1 is undoubtedly the most worthwhile purchase of its kind at present, and the only option you can choose.