Watts, airflow, and the cold shot · review
A 2300 watt dryer with a published air speed of 110 km/h, a ThermoShield overheat sensor that Philips states actively controls air temperature, two styling nozzles at 9 and 11 mm (0.43 in), and a volume diffuser.
Where it leaves us Wattage and air speed published, an overheat sensor and two nozzles, with no amazon.com offer to buy it from.
Philips gives two figures where most manufacturers give one: 2300 W, and an air speed of up to 110 km/h. The company also states that the higher airflow speeds drying by 20% — a comparison whose baseline is not published, and which is reported here as the claim it is.
ThermoShield is the specification worth understanding. Philips describes it as an overheat detection sensor that actively controls air temperature; it is a control system rather than a coating. This page reports what it is and stops there.
Two nozzles are supplied, at 9 and 11 mm (0.43 in), along with a volume diffuser. And of the four European dryers on this shelf, this is one of only two that publishes an air speed at all — 110 km/h, the lower of the two figures. None of the four publishes a price.
Those four European references are worth reading together. Not one of them publishes a price, and only the Remington AC9140B has anything listed on amazon.com at all — so three of the four cannot be ordered and the fourth carries no figure. What is left to compare is the specification, and on that this page sits second: 2300 W against the Remington’s 2400, 110 km/h against its 150, two nozzles and a diffuser against three attachments. ThermoShield is the one thing here with no counterpart on the shelf — the others state coatings and ion counts; none states a sensor that controls the air temperature. The other three are the Remington AC9140B, the Remington D3198 and the Grundig HD 6080 B, all on the hair dryers shelf; looking after a hair dryer covers the filter.
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
| Power | 2300 W |
|---|---|
| Air speed | Up to 110 km/h, per Philips |
| Heat protection | ThermoShield: an overheat sensor that actively controls air temperature, per Philips |
| Cold shot | Yes, described as intensive cold air without loss of power |
| Ion output | Up to 80 million ions per drying session, per Philips |
| Attachments | 9 mm (0.35 in) and 11 mm (0.43 in) styling nozzles, volume diffuser |
| Amazon reference | B0C9V91171 (identical on 5 markets) |
| EAN | 8720689010665 |
Philips describes it as an overheat detection sensor that actively optimizes and controls air temperature. That is a claim about a control loop inside the dryer, not about a coating, and it is quoted here as the manufacturer publishes it. What temperature suits your hair is a question for the manual and for a hairdresser, not for this page.
The 9 mm (0.35 in) concentrates the air the most, for precise work on a single section; the 11 mm (0.43 in) is wider and faster for going back over a style. Among the four European dryers on this shelf, the Remington AC9140B also ships two nozzles, one of them 7 mm (0.28 in); the other two have one.
8.1/ 10
Wattage and air speed published, an overheat sensor and two nozzles, with no amazon.com offer to buy it from.
Drying with heat kept in check by the dryer rather than by the person holding it.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for grooming tools and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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