New lineup of audio products by Philips this year!


Gibson Innovations (previously WOOX Innovations) has just revealed a new lineup of products for the year, such as including soundbars, headphones, home theatres and ‘surround-on-demand’ speakers.

“This product showcase highlights our strengths in innovation, sound quality, sensitivity to trends and changing consumer habits, and most definitely design. We’re here to stay in Malaysia and we have proven that Malaysian consumers are willing to pay for quality sound. We are number one in the soundbar category and we will be growing our headphone market in Malaysia,” said Mr. Andrew Tan, Business Leader, Gibson Innovations Malaysia.

Products launched were the Philips Fidelio Surround-on-demand and soundbar series – the B5, E5, HTL6145C and HTL7140B, Zenit Cinema Speakers, as well as the Philips A5-PRO, Fidelio F1, M2L and NC1 headphones.

The Philips Fidelio B5 soundbar comes with a useful calibration algorithm, which allows the user to place the wireless detachable speakers in their preferred position for real surround sound experience. Featuring 3in drivers for immersive sound experience, the B5 looks great with its aluminium body. It’s already available too and will be priced at RM3,199.

Other soundbars include the stylish Philips Zenit cinema speaker systems, the sleek and powerful HTL7140, and the bass powerful HTL6145C.

New headphones were also announced, key of those being the special collaboration product with Armin van Burren – the Philips A5-PRO. Made to cater to the requirements of the famous DJ, the A5-PRO is a fantastic headphone for music professionals. It boasts good sound insulation, replaceable ear cushions, an anodised aluminium body, and 50mm high-definition neodymium drivers for truly unparalleled clarity. The A5-PRO will set you back RM1,999.

There are also other headphones like the highly compact Philips Fidelio F1, noise-cancelling Phillips Fidelio NC1, and the iOS friendly Philips Fidelio M2L which uses a lightning connector.