Bowers & Wilkins - Pi8 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Anthracite Black

These headphones are EXPENSIVE! And most people will never justify spending that much on a pair of headphones. Music is a huge part of my life, it helps separate myself from the chaos of the world. So for me, sound cancellation is my second priority in selecting headphones. I can honestly say that with even with music at minimum volume, the cancellation effect is massive. Very few sounds make it through. This means not blowing your eardrums just to tune the world out. Comfort is my third priority that I look for, these Napa leather earpieces and the cast aluminum frame are a dream, the headphones never feel like they want to slide off even when jogging, biking or working out in the gym. Now my #1 priority comes down to my favorite thing about music to begin with, and that is immersive audio. Nothing beats feeling completely surrounded by crystal clear, perfectly balanced, rich sound. The sound quality is impeccable, the bass is definitely punchy but not overpowering. There is no static, popping cracking or distortion that even 100& headphones will have, much less 10$ headphones. So to wrap this up, if you love immersive, clear, audio and are willing to pay 600$ to experience it, these might be for you. I would recommend that if you only enjoy super bass heavy rap, edm or dubstep and you like the boomy, over-boosted sound of Beats by Dre, these are not for you. The sound profile of the PX8’s is supposed to bring every note to the forefront and make you think you’re center stage in you’re own private recording studio.

[Employee of bestbuy] I couldn’t be happier with my decision to purchase these. The clarity, the soundstage, and the total immersion of the audio of these little earbuds is CRAZY. I can’t say how they compare to their competitors, but what I can say is that they dont leave me questioning what the competitor’s earbuds sound like. They don’t have me questioning if there’s better out there, these are IT. They have just completely hit the nail on the head and the sound is insanely clean. You’re not gonna have BOOMING bass, but your gonna have enough of it that it doesn’t over-power the mids, highs, and overall tone. It’s a punchy and clean bass. If you’re wanting eardrum-shaking bass these aren’t it, but if you want true clarity and to hear the full beauty of music, these are indeed it. Overall, they’re incredibly balanced and a true audiophile’s earbud, to get this sound out of these little earbuds baffles me honestly. They connected to my iPhone seamlessly and are very comfortable to wear, on top of looking great in your ears. If you’re craving true clarity and complete immersion, go push the buy button. After weeks of resesrch and opinion-browsing, I’m so happy I chose these and you will be too!

I am a little surprised to have this in my possession after my previous order for the midnight blue earbuds ended in disaster. BB lied to me all the while (and documented). I guess they tried to make amends because this pair arrived early. Was it worth it? Setup was relatively easy, but even I succumbed to some of the connectivity issues some people are reporting. It was later in the day, and out of the blue, but resetting the buds fixed that (on a pixel 8a). During the day, I listened first to XTC's Wake Up from their remastered Big Express album, followed by a couple tracks from Steely Dan's Royal Scam, Ozzy and Type O-Negative's take of Matchstick Men, Alan Parsons Fall of The House of Usher, and Iceland, The Eternal Music by the Choir of Clare College Cambridge. Blown away. Reference audio from two little pieces of metal and plastic - I'm amazed by the technology that is capable of this level of musical quality. My home theater system is a mix of KEF's (Q75's and a Q95c) DCM, and Mirage. These buds are better in many respects. They create your own little studio bubble inside your head. It's the 2am drive through the Mojave desert with just you and your music. Now all one has to do is put these earbuds on. I just hope that the connectivity issues are at a minimum, and that they redesign that case. It is a little wonky, but with this audio quality, I can't really complain (yet).

Didn't think I would say this but at the sale price this pair is a steal. Crazy clarity, range, quality and sound stage. Super comfortable for long term (3+ hour work sessions for me) wear and relatively average weight so they aren't unwieldy if you want to take them on a plane or train. EQ settings in the app are minimal (bass/treble) but I didn't need to adjust them much, only lowered the bass a little to bring out the mid range. I cannot say enough good things about the quality of these for a wireless set and I would buy these again without a doubt! ANC is less of a priority for me, and it's okay on these. If you want $700 of ANC this isn't it. But if you want usable ANC, a decent transparency mode, and a quick toggle button you got it.

These are by far the best selling earbuds I have ever bought in my life. They blew away the AirPods Pro Gen 2 in sound. I gave this 4 starts instead of 5 due to not being able to control volume and ANC from the buds at the same time (AirPods Pro Get 1 had this issue but not Gen 2). While this is a little annoying I find myself taking out the buds and even the AirPods over passthrough mode anyways. The fit is different then the stemmed AirPods Pro which took a little getting use to but this is by far the best REFERENCE audio you will find in an earbud and worth the cost if you want to hear the music the way it was intended by the studio with top tier build quality. The pair well with my Px8's also from B&W. You will not regret this purchase!