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Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 Noise-Canceling Headphones

The Basics:

Bowers & Wilkins is known for their flagship audio gear, and is a company that continues to innovate and build on those products and the Px8 S2 over-ear noise-cancelling headphones is one of those flagship models that is an update of the original Px8, which I reviewed last year.

The Px8 S2 combines a 24-bit high-performance DSP with a dedicated amplifier/DAC and a custom-designed 40mm dynamic full-range carbon cone driver, which is a redesign of the original Px8 driver. The Bowers & Wilkins Music app fine-tunes the audio with a new five-band EQ. The sumptuous Nappa leather rotating earpads and leather-padded headband provide hours of comfortable listening.

The Rundown:

The Px8 S2 over-ear, noise-canceling headphones are everything that I loved about the original Px8, including the tank-like build, beautiful Nappa leather, and brushed aluminum armature. However, beyond the aesthetics, which have been subtly redesigned, there are some major improvements in the sound. Now sporting Bluetooth 5.3 with aptX™ Lossless technology, optimized drive units, and eight microphones, the Px8 S2 delivers what Bowers & Wilkins is calling a step up to reference, high-resolution audio. Phone calls feature ADI Pure Voice, and I found calls to be very clear.

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 Noise-Canceling Headphones Specifications
Design:

Over-Ear Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Drive Units:

Two 40mm Full-Range Carbon Drivers

Bluetooth Version:

5.3

Bluetooth Codecs:

aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, aptX Classic, AAC, SBC

Battery Life:

30 Hours Battery Life

Dimensions:

177 × 60 × 234 mm

Net Weight:

310g

Product Name:

Px8 S2

Product Type:

Active Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headphones

MSRP:

$799.00

Website:

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2

Company:

Bowers & Wilkins

The Follow-up:

I was very impressed with the performance of the Px8 S2, and when I listened with the USB-C wired feature, I found they rival some of the best wired over-ear closed-back headphones I’ve listened to.

Watch for my complete review of the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 over-ear, noise-canceling headphones which will be coming soon in Secrets.

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I was born to love audio. My grandfather was awarded a patent for a “METHOD OF PRODUCING TALKING-MACHINE RECORDS” in 1912. He also sang opera. He passed his passion for music and the early days of recording on to my mother, who then passed it on to my sisters and me. My father, a professor of electrical engineering, was also an amateur jazz guitarist. He loved Heathkit’s home-built electronics, and as a little girl I was his “assistant builder”. He always talked to me about what he was building, and we always had the biggest T.V. and the most advanced HiFi gear. Music was always on in our house, and my folks really listened to and discussed what was playing on the turntable, and later the reel-to-reel deck. I grew up with jazz, the classics, and my father’s goofy and extensive collection of comedy albums and sound effects records. He always made sure I had the latest transistor radios, which were my prized possessions; I could be found late at night, trying to listen in on the faraway stations that magically appeared through the static between my local stations. In the early 70s, I discovered the remarkable world of Japanese audio on my layovers in Japan as a flight attendant. I remember lugging home a huge, very heavy wood-clad Kenwood receiver back from Japan, thanks to a kind captain that made space for my treasure in the cockpit. That receiver powered my two Bose 901s that I had hung from the ceiling in the living room. I also fell in love with the early Sennheiser open-back headphones that had come on the scene in 1968 and which sparked my passion for headphones that continues to this day. After traveling the world as a flight attendant my work led me to the restaurant world of the San Francisco Bay Area, where I spent several years working in a “farm to table” restaurant. I developed a passion for photography while co- writing a cookbook with the chef. My skills as a food and garden photographer grew and I added working as a photojournalist with assignments that usually included the food scene in the Bay Area. A year ago, I joined the San Francisco Audiophile Foundation (https://audiophilefoundation.org), where I discovered my tribe. It was humbling to find out that compared to almost everyone I met, I actually have a long way to go to call myself an audiophile! I was also shocked to find out that out of over 300 members, there were only three women (including me). It was a source of pride, however, to know that the president and a founding member is a woman. Yay, team! You can find me outdoors hiking and photographing landscapes and wildlife and trying my hand at nighttime landscape photography.

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