TP Vision announces Philips Fidelio L4 and T2 ANC headphones
TP Vision has announced several new headphones, including successors to previously announced headphones and new headphones, such as sleep headphones. According to TP Vision, the main products are the L4 and T2 headphones.
The Philips Fidelio L4 are wireless over-ear headphones with 40mm drivers, just like the Fidelio L3. TP Vision says that the main difference of the Fidelio L4 is an improved battery, which now offers 50 hours of listening time. With the L3 this was still 35 hours, or 30 hours with ANC on. The L4 can be used for 40 hours with active noise cancellation. With 15 minutes of charging time, the headphones can be used for 5 hours.
Another improvement is the support of Bluetooth 5.3. The headphones also support the LC3 and LDAC codecs. TP Vision also says it has moved the vent port for the microphone to the back of the ear cup, which should make it less sensitive to wind noise. In addition, there is an additional built-in voice recording microphone to filter out background noise. For the ANC, the headphones have four microphones. The Fidelio L4 will be available for sale from ‘this autumn’ for an as yet unknown price. TP Vision does not yet share the prices of the products.
The Fidelio T2 will also be available for purchase from this fall. These are in-ear earphones that also support ANC and have 9.2mm drivers. This is smaller than the T1’s 10mm drivers. The T2 supports the same codecs and Bluetooth version as the L4 and supports Google Fast Pair.
The earbuds have three microphones per earbud, one of which per earbud for adaptive noise cancellation. Two voice recording microphones, one per ear, should reduce wind noise ‘using bone conduction technology’. The battery life of the earphones is 9 hours with ANC enabled, just like the T1 earphones. Despite the smaller case, it does offer more battery life, with 27 hours. This is 2 hours more than was the case with the T1. The earphones are splash-proof with an IPX4 rating.
GO Sports
There will be two new models within the GO Sports line. The Philips A5508 TWS earbuds have 8mm drivers and ANC, offering 7 hours of playtime and an additional 21 hours with the charging case. The A5608 is an open-ear headset that works as a bone conductor. These headphones have an LED running light and offer six hours of playback time.
These GO Sports headphones support the LC3 codec and Bluetooth 5.3. In addition, the two models have dual microphones and IPX5 sweat and water resistance certification. The two headphones will be available for purchase from this summer.
The latest new model to be announced by TP Vision is the Philips N7808 sleep headphones. TP Vision collaborated with sleep scientist Kokoon for this model. TP Vision says these headphones have “excellent noise isolation” that work with an “intelligent noise masking function.” This feature uses ‘specially tuned, slowly introduced white noise to smooth out peaks in external noise that can disrupt sleep’. The sleep headphones can also automatically fade the audio volume when the user falls asleep.
TP Vision says the N7808’s slim design allows it to be worn all night long. The headphones work with the Kokoon app. Here users can view information about their sleeping behavior, which is monitored with an accelerometer and an optical heart rate monitor. The N7808 has a battery life of 10 hours and will be available for purchase from the fall.
From left to right: the L4, T2, A5508 TWS, A5608 and N7808