Philips on ‘Journey’ to Restore Its Audio Business to ‘Where It Belongs,’ IFA Told

Philips has a “strong heritage” in the audio business, and “this year, we are starting our journey to bring it back to where it belongs,” Kostas Vouvas, TP Vision CEO-Philips TV & Audio, told an IFA news conference Thursday in Berlin. TP Vision markets Philips-brand products in most territories outside North America. Its IFA introductions included the PH805 wireless, active-noise-cancelling headphone. “It’s a great-performance headphone for the mainstream market,” said Vouvas. Weighing in at a “very comfortable” 235 grams (8.3 ounces), the PH805 “offers everything you would expect from such a headphone,” including touch controls and 30-hour battery life, he said. It cancels 95 percent of background noise, he said.