Fiil Diva 3D Headphones | Review

Hey, what's up guys, Stephen Cult of Mac here and in this video I'm going to be taking

a look at the Phil Diva headphones. So let's get started. The Phil Diva headphones actually started life as the result of a successful kickstarter

campaign which raised over $170,000. The wireless headphones were the high end look and build quality to match, which are

all things I appreciate. There are some nice design touches such as the soft leather lines of the headband and

ear cups, the cups fold in and the way that the company logo on each side of the ear cups

glows when they're switched on. What's even cooler is when they're not lit up, there's a metal finish to the logos instead

of that dull translucent plastic you'd imagine to see. Plus they come with a great hard travel case to keep them protected when chucking them

into a backpack. The thing that initially surprised me about them is that they're pleasantly light, so

I didn't have any problems wearing them for hours on end. The big selling point of wireless technology is the freedom that comes with it

So the last thing I'd want are headphones that make me feel like my head is being weighed down

Of course with any headphones, the biggest question for many customers is always going to be how they sound

One of the selling points of the Phil Diva is their 3D sound feature, which attempts

to simulate the sound acoustics of different sized rooms from a living room to a hall

attempting to replicate the sound of the live acoustics. You can switch between all of the presets through the companion app, but I personally

didn't like the sound of any of the presets, as I felt they added a lot of unnecessary

and unwanted echo, which would then distract me from my music, which meant I left this

option off for most of the time. The standard music playback is superb however, bringing out details that can be easily missed

on a standard pair of headphones or earbuds. As a result, these soon became my go-to headphones for when I need to drown out the world for

half an hour and listen to my favourite John Mayer or Jamie Cullum tracks

The audio is clean and crisp, and are loud enough to stop me from hearing anything around me without being uncomfortable, and there's no distortion when the volume is cranked up

to the max. As with Apple's new AirPods, there's some smart tech incorporated, such as the fact

that your Divas can sense motion to pause music when the headphones are removed and

continue playing when you put them back on. In terms of buttons, the Divas are pretty clean, only with the button on the right ear

that turns the headphones on and off and also activates a verbal battery indicator, as well

as a switch for the My Audio filter, which I'll come back to in a minute, and a headphone

jack in case you want to go wired. The design is kept simple thanks to touch controls on the right ear cup

Swiping up and down turns the volume up or down, and right and left will skip tracks

This is smart technology, but can be a bit hit or miss in my experience if you don't

swipe across the whole cup. The My Audio filter mode feeds you surrounding audio when out and about to help you keep

aware of your surroundings. That's an important safety feature as these block out a decent amount of sound normally

although I have to say I didn't notice too much of a difference regardless of whether this feature was on or off, but turning down the volume a touch does enough

The companion app is available for iOS and Android, which allows you to view battery life, which I should point out is pretty down great

After 2 days of full use, I still had over 50% battery left

The app also allows you to adjust a plethora of settings, including the 3D audio presets

Overall these headphones are great, although I feel the standard retail price of $199 is

a little high when you consider some of the features need a bit more work to make them perfect

If these are things which can be sorted through future app updates, I'd say wait until then

and then snap them up. As they currently stand, the previous kickstarter price of $129 seems a lot more reasonable

but it's hard to dispute that these are headphones which both look good and sound great

Well that's it for this video, but let me know in the comments down below what your go to headphones are

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