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Standing out in the busy noise-cancelling headphones market is no mean feat, particularly when it is dominated by a couple of big brands and a number of go-to recommendations.
That hasn’t fazed Philips. The brand’s Fidelio range has been releasing good headphones for years, quietly confident that people are looking for alternatives away from the path most travelled – and the Philips Fidelio L4 are its latest over-ears to do just that.
The Fidelio L4’s launch price of £299 puts them squarely up against the Sony WH-1000XM5, which launched at £380 but are now widely available for £299 in the UK.
The Fidelio L4’s all-black design isn’t eye-catching, but they do set themselves apart from a lot of their competitors by opting for a circular earcup, instead of oval. The earcups themselves sit within circular brushed aluminium yokes and are hinged to give the earcup freedom of movement
