Philips Fidelio X1

74 reviews

Jun, 2013

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Design (11)
Value for money (8)
Sound (7)
Bass quality (1)
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alaTest has collected and analyzed 74 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the bass quality and build quality. The sound and value for money also get good opinions.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the Philips Fidelio X1 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 99/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: Mike (headfonia.com)

The Fidelio X1 by Philips

Disclaimer: I received the X1 sample directly from Philips Asia.Ah, the Fidelio X1 headphone from Philips. I've had it for almost two full months now and I'm guilty...

I was asking if the pads are not replaceable like the L1 and the newer ultimate ears? Doesn’t this make these somewhat disposable? I guess we don’t know how long the pads will last, but if something happened to them, what would one do?

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by: Ian Morris (pocket-lint.com)

Philips Fidelio X1 headphones review

The biggest sellers in headphones now are earphones, and those Beats-style on-ear jobbies. It makes sense, because most listening happens when you're on the road, and you need something compact and that gives you a bit of isolation from the noise of...

Delightful sound, incredibly comfortable, perform as well as more expensive cans

Still a bit pricey, earpieces gather dust and aren't replaceable

The X1s produce a beautiful sound, feel amazing on your head and will do justice to anything. They come very highly recommended

Oct, 2012

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Expert review by: Andrew Williams (trustedreviews.com)

Philips Fidelio X1

Philips' new high-end headphones are comfortable and sound impressive.

Good-looking design ; Removable cable ; Extremely comfortable ; Open, articulate sound ; Tight, well-defined bass

Leaky by design ; Verging on too much low-end

Nov, 2012

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Expert review by: (whathifi.com)

Philips Fidelio X1

Another great set of headphones from Philips, the X1s are good enough to worry the very best at this price

Refined yet entertaining sound ; Excellent detail resolution ; Comfortable ; Good build

Some tough competition

Philips Fidelio X1 review: Sound quality These headphones are immensely listenable. Philips has chosen a mature, smooth tonal balance that never makes a meal of below-par recordings or poor amplification no matter how bright or aggressive they may be.

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Consumer review by: (trustedreviews.com)

Philips Fidelio X1

The Philips Fidelio X1 headphones are the big daddy pair of the new Fidelio range. It's perhaps Philips's most concerted effort at a range of serious high-end headphones, ever. Unlike the Philips Fidelio L1 and the Philips Fidelio M1, these are...

Good-looking design Removable cable Extremely comfortable Open, articulate sound Tight, well-defined bass

Leaky by design Verging on too much low-end

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon review summary for the Philips Fidelio X1

alaTest has collected and analysed 2 user reviews of the Philips Fidelio X1 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Jun, 2013

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Consumer review by: Josh.E (amazon.co.uk)

A work of art!

This was my first foray into open over-ear headphones. Having owned many in-ear headphones (triple-fi 10's, Phonak PFE 122's, and Sony XBA-4ip's included), and a pair of Goldring NS-1000's, I was not sure about what to expect. Having heard many great...

Mar, 2013

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Consumer review by: Trev-R (amazon.co.uk)

Superb quality in every respect

Short Version ============= These are extremely well engineered headphones, very comfortable and come with 3m of high quality cable which is detachable from the headphones. Also included is a high quality 3.5mm adapter. The sound quality is excellent...

Jan, 2013

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