Bowers & Wilkins Px8 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones Deliver a Superb, Immersive Listening Experience, No Matter Where You Are
If you crave fantastic sound on the go, the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 wireless noise-canceling headphones offer a truly immersive listening experience—almost anywhere, anytime. A flagship model that offers reference-level sound, Px8 delivers a combination of audiophile-quality performance and fun, wireless, roam-wherever-you-like convenience. You get spectacular sound with no wires, no hassles, and no comprises.
Px8 is built around a 24-bit wireless platform optimized for high-resolution music streaming. The 40mm drive units are engineered for next-level audio. Constructed with innovative carbon cones, Px8 conveys musical nuances and micro-details that other headphones simply miss. In short, Px8 presents a stunning level of focus, immersion, and realism for wireless headphones.
Px8 uses a carefully engineered array of six microphones to offer remarkable noise cancellation that shuts out unwanted intrusions—without hindering the dynamics and energy of the playback. Careful positioning and angling of those microphones ensures crystal-clear phone clarity, too. The six microphones all work together to deliver amazing sound: Two mics measure the output of each drive unit, two "listen" to ambient noise from the outside world, and two provide outstanding voice performance with enhanced noise suppression.
When Px8 headphones are charged up, they're ready to rock all day long—and longer. There's no need to worry about these headphones giving up on you at a crucial moment: Px8 offers up to 30 hours of wireless listening.
Great sound deserves great aesthetics, too. The Px8 is painstakingly crafted for comfort and style. The cast aluminum arms are extremely light yet stiff for superior durability. Nappa leather combines with finely crafted memory foam earpads to provide easy, all-day comfort. Diamond-cut bright metal detailing adds elegance to the overall design.
In addition, the intuitive, simple-to-use Bowers & Wilkins Music App puts you in full control. Use it to pair your headphones to your preferred devices, set the sound EQ to your preferences, and adjust the noise-cancelling transparency mode to let in more or less of the outside world. Plus, you can monitor your charge levels. Additionally, you can launch your phone's voice assistant at the touch of a button. If you're phone isn't nearby, you can use physical controls on each earcup to ensure the sound is exactly the way you want it.
"Anyone familiar with recent efforts from Bowers & Wilkins won't be surprised with what the Px8 deliver in sound quality, but they will still be impressed. There is a level of clarity and insight here that we haven't heard bettered at this level.... Overall, the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 are hugely capable performers that justify their price with a combination of build and sound quality that cheaper alternatives just can't match."
—What Hi-Fi?, five-star review
High-Resolution Sound on the Go
Px8 uses aptX Adaptive wireless technology to automatically optimize wireless music transmission from suitable phones, tablets, and computers. Coupled to powerful Bowers & Wilkins-developed DSP (Digital Signal Processing), the result is outstanding 24-bit high-resolution sound quality from suitable streaming services. You can connect to your laptop via USB, and you'll enjoy the same high-res quality.
Superior Carbon Cones
Px8 combines its high-resolution 24-bit DSP "brain" with all-new 40mm carbon cones that deliver outstanding resolution. By reducing distortion and improving high-frequency detail, the carbon cone captures intricate nuances in your music. The stiffer carbon-fiber cone demonstrably reduces distortion, compared to a standard headphone drive unit, resulting in lower noise on the cone and massively improved clarity. Coupled to a fully optimized drive unit "motor system"—with revised magnet, voice coil, and surround—the result is unparalleled accuracy from a headphone drive unit.
About Bowers & Wilkins
The technology in the Px8 benefits from expertise gained when Bowers & Wilkins engineers designed the reference-level 800 Series Diamond loudspeakers, which are used in recording studios around the world. Founded in the U.K. in 1966, Bowers & Wilkins has been at the forefront of high-performance audio technology for more than 50 years. B&W designs and manufactures precision home speakers, headphones, and other audio products that have set new standards for innovation and sound quality, earning countless awards and accolades from the world's leading recording studios and musicians. Bowers & Wilkins' reputation is based on the unwavering pursuit of the best possible sound and an unsurpassed listening experience.
Wearing style: Bluetooth Wireless Over-Ear Headphones
Bluetooth codecs:
aptX Adaptive
aptX HD
aptX
AAC
SBC
Bluetooth profiles:
A2DP
AVRCP
HFP
HSP
BLE GATT (Generic Attribute Profile)
Drive units: 2 x 40mm dynamic full range carbon driver
Microphones:
4x mics for ANC
2x mics for telephony
Distortion (THD): <0.1% (1 kHz/10mW)
Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium Ion
Battery life & charging: 30 hours playback
15 minute charge for 7 hours playback
In box accessories:
1.2m USB-C to 3.5mm stereo jack audio cable
1.2m USB-C to USB-C cable
Carry Case
Weight: 11.3 oz.