DETAILS
PRODUCT Philips Fidelio L3
ORIGIN Netherlands
TYPE Closed-back, wireless, noise-cancelling headphone
WEIGHT 360g
FEATURES
40mm drivers
Quoted battery life: up to 38 hours
Philips app
DISTRIBUTOR Philips Europe
Philips refers to the L3 as ‘accessible high-end’, an approach that extends to the choice of materials and build quality as well as sound that’s rich and refined, tuned as much by ear as measurement by the Fidelio team. Assets include a group-best battery life of 38 hours, which falls to a still generous 32 hours if you keep the ANC switched on while 15 minutes plugged in gets you a handy six hours of playback. Forget to power down when you take them off and the L3s will do it for you after a few minutes.
This story is from the March 2022 edition of Hi-Fi Choice.
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