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I'm David Carr died from cnet.com and this is the Philips Fidelio l2 and over ear headphones sells for around $250 online there's a lot of competition in this price range and you don't hear that much about the l2 which doesn't have great distribution in the US but it's a really good headphone unlike the open back Fidelio x2 which we also like the l2 has a closed back design and comes with a cable that has an inline remote for cell phone use so it does double duty as a home and mobile headphone overall it seems sterli built and it's comfortable to wear with nice padded ear cushions that said it's not quite as comfortable as the sony MDR 1a that we reviewed recently it folds flat but doesn't fold up this is a very likable sounding headphone it offers very good clarity but also manages to play harsh over compressed recordings with a rare ease bass is plentiful but never crosses over the line too muddy and finally the l2 sounds more open and spacious than most closed back headphones in this price range as I said earlier there are several great headphones and around this price point maybe a little higher a little lower these include the sennheiser momentum 2.0 the v-moda m100 nad viso hp50 audio technica ath msr7 and that aforementioned sony MDR 1a to name a few the Fidelio l2 doesn't usually get mentioned in the same breath as those headphones but it probably should I David Carr Noi thanks for watching