Fidelio is synonymous with excellent design and excellent sound quality in Philips audio product line. This series of home theaters, speakers and earphones are all famous in the same level with top materials and exquisite workmanship. They take loyalty to the original sound and comfort as the highest standards, and strive to create a real listening experience.
▲ Philips Fidelio series flat-panel cinema HTL9 100
Virtual surround technology applied in HTL9 100 can produce rich, full and intoxicating surround sound effects through a five-element loudspeaker system. High-end spatial algorithm can faithfully reproduce the perfect sound effect of 5. 1 channel, and at the same time, it can transform any high-quality stereo sound source into realistic multi-channel surround sound, and you can enjoy the shocking listening experience that fills the whole room without buying additional speakers and cables.
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Philips HTL9 100 Flat Cinema Evaluation-Home Page
From the appearance, Philips HTL9 100 is simple and full of fashion sense. The streamlined silver-black host is like a work of art, and the size of 1035x 156x73mm is very suitable for flat-panel TVs over 46 inches.
▲ Philips HTL9 100
Because HTL9 100 is a flat-panel cinema product, there are no functional components such as Blu-ray player and FM tuner on the host. In front of the central vertical metal belt, there is only one control key-the host power key.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 fuselage
A row of white LED indicators are arranged under the power button, and each LED light represents a different signal source input and virtual surround switch state. When adjusting the volume, the eight LED lights can also display the value as a whole.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 fuselage indicator light
The interfaces of Philips HTL9 100 are basically located in the groove in the center of the bottom of the fuselage. You can turn the mainframe over.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 machine back
From left to right, there are red and white analog audio interface, coaxial digital audio interface, optical fiber digital audio interface, two HDMI digital interfaces, HDMI digital output interface and power cord interface. As you can see, these audio interfaces cover all kinds of common audio-visual equipment on the market, and what Philips has done is still in place.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 interface
It is worth mentioning that the HDMI digital output interface of HTL9 100 has the function of ARC (Audio Return Channel). If there is such a mark on the HDMI interface of the connected flat-panel TV, you can set the sound in the video played by the flat-panel TV to be directly transmitted to HTL9 100 for playing through the HDMI interface, which saves the trouble of another connection.
Evaluation of Philips HTL9 100 Flat Cinema Unit
Philips HTL9 100 mainframe integrates 1 2.5-inch low-frequency unit and 1 inch high-frequency unit under the black screen on both sides of the center to replace the front and center speakers in the traditional 5. 1 surround sound system.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 fuselage speaker/interface
The characteristic detachable surround speakers are located at both ends of the main unit, with built-in 1 2.5-inch full-frequency units, which can be fixed in the grooves at both ends of the main unit through square four-hole signal interfaces and magnets, and only need to be pulled out of the grooves when placed separately.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 detachable surround speaker
When the detachable surround sound box is pulled out and placed, it is wirelessly connected with the host. Its built-in battery can support 10 hours of playback, and it can be fully charged after 2 hours of connection to the host.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 subwoofer
Philips HTL9 100 subwoofer is also wirelessly connected to the host. Its appearance is vertical cylinder, the surface is black frosted surface, and the bottom is 1 6.5 inch low frequency unit. The overall style matches the host.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 remote controller
The remote controller of Philips HTL9 100 adopts family cobblestone design, which is simple, fashionable and has a good grip.
▲ Holding effect of Philips HTL9 100 remote controller
All functions and operations of the whole machine need to be realized on the remote controller (except the power switch). The buttons of the remote controller are arranged reasonably, the labels are concise and clear, and it is very convenient to operate with one hand.
Evaluation of Philips HTL9 100 Flat Cinema-Audition
In the subjective audition test, although Philips HTL9 100 has a variety of audio input methods, as a speaker product with Bluetooth wireless music transmission function, Bian Xiao still enjoyed three favorite songs through Bluetooth connected mobile phones for evaluation.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 Bluetooth Audition Test
First, press the power button to turn on HTL9 100. After selecting Bluetooth audio input through the remote control, you can start Bluetooth connection pairing. Will it appear on the Bluetooth connection interface of the mobile phone? HTL9 100？ Name of the device. Click it and you can connect successfully without entering a password.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 Bluetooth pairing interface
The effective Bluetooth connection range of Philips HTL9 100 is about 10 meter. It can form a music system with any Bluetooth devices such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, etc. As long as the corresponding connecting devices support A2DP protocol, you can experience a wonderful music life seamlessly.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 Bluetooth audition tracks
Philips virtual surround can bring real cinema experience, it can transform any high-quality stereo sound source into realistic multi-channel surround sound, and the high-end spatial algorithm can faithfully reproduce the perfect 5. 1 channel ambient sound.
▲ Philips HTL9 100 Virtual Surround Sound Picture
In the audition, although this HTL9 100 in Bian Xiao's hand is not a retail version, its Philips warm sound style is very obvious. HTL9 100 has a good sense of dynamics and clarity in the middle and high-pitched parts, and the sound in front of the sound field is concentrated in the middle and high frequencies, so the sound has good penetration. However, due to the small diameter of the unit on the main engine, the bass part mainly depends on the connected subwoofer.
▲ Philips HTL9 100
Overall, Philips' virtual surround technology has achieved remarkable results. Although it is not suitable for high-resolution music listening because it is located in the speaker of home theater, its real sound effect can really rival the traditional surround sound system.
Summary: A good home theater is not a pile of equipment, but a systematic and scientific comprehensive design. After all, people's feelings are the most important. Philips HTL9 100 has excellent system design, which integrates a set of home theater speakers into as few components as possible, providing us with integrated home theater enjoyment. I believe that if conditions allow you to choose it, your dream of home theater will no longer be out of reach.
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