Bowers & Wilkins P5 On-Ear Headphones B&W - Black (discontinued by manufacturer)

Product Information

Bowers & Wilkins estimates the PI5’s battery life to be roughly 4.5 hours, with the case holding about 20 hours of extra charge. For a true wireless charging case, that’s a solid stat—but the battery life of the earpieces is close to the bottom of the barrel. Your results will vary with your volume levels and your use of ANC. PI5 Noise Cancellation and Audio Performance

Play to their strengths with a listen to Smog’s Dress Sexy at My Funeral and the P5s serve up a coherent, well-defined soundstage and give each element of it plenty of room for manoeuvre. FEEL MORE OF YOUR MUSIC - Built with the same drive units from our P9 Signature headphones, the PX provides optimised listening performance. We have also subtly angled the drivers to provide a more natural stereo perspective. PREMIUM DESIGN, PERFECT FIT: The PX7 S2 headphones have been carefully designed for comfortable, extended listening, with luxurious memory foam earpads that perfectly encapsulate and cushion your ears, and an elegant fabric finish.

The leather-faced headband is adjustable and the single-sided cable is detachable – cleverly, the ear pads are magnetically attached and can pop off to give access to the wire beneath. Energy consumption in kWh per year based on the power consumption of the television operating 4 hours per day for 365 days. The actual energy consumption will depend on how the television is used.

Internally, 9.2mm dynamic drivers deliver a frequency range of 10Hz to 20kHz. The earphones are compatible with Bluetooth 5.0, and support AAC, AptX, and SBC codecs.

Sound Quality

Android App offerings vary per country. For more details please visit your local Google Play Store. SMART, INTUITIVE, EFFORTLESS: Use the Bowers & Wilkins Music App to adjust noise cancellation, select your EQ preferences or launch your phone’s voice assistant. And with 30 hours of battery life, you can listen all day long on just one charge. The mic offers solid intelligibility. Using the Voice Memos app on an iPhone, we could understand every word we recorded relatively clearly. There is a little bit of Bluetooth distortion in the mix, but the mic signal is strong, and the clarity is slightly better than average. Above Average, But Not a Standout

Philips TV Remote app and related functionalities vary per TV model, operator and country, as well as smart device model and OS. For more details please visit: www.philips.com/TVRemoteapp. Listening to music was consistently fantastic, but I encountered slight discomfort at times while wearing the P5 Series 2. Ranging from 30 minutes to an hour, everything is peachy. But extended use past the one to 2-hour mark requires some adjustments to carry on without annoyances. This type of discomfort is common with on-ear headphones, and my experience with the P5 Series 2 wasn't anything out of the ordinary. I was just a little surprised that the premium materials didn't do more to reduce typical discomfort. In fact, the P5s’ slightly muscle-bound bass reproduction is quite at odds with the degree of solidity and speed the low end enjoys. The removable cable still cleverly connects to the headphones underneath the left earpad. Both earpads snap on and off easily with the help of magnets, revealing the upgraded drivers underneath. B&W claims the new drivers are based on the P7's drive units, which means the main upgrade in the Series 2 is sonic, not visual.Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. See how we test. One note about the PI5’s fit in relation to audio: It’s possible to wear the earpieces for a long time and for the fit to still feel secure, but for the in-canal seal to become slightly less strong, which can result in less powerful bass response. If the earphones start to sound less full as you wear them, chances are the earpieces need a minor adjustment to better secure the canal seal.