I remember Philips from when it was a synonym of quality and advanced technology. After being burned many times in the past 10 years, I just said enough is enough and won't ever buy anything with the Philips brand again.
Philips doesn't actually make any of that stuff. All of its consumer facing brands have been spun out or sold off. When you buy Philips headphones you're buying headphones by whatever Chinese company has the license this year.
