Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- PI8 McLaren
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- SKU:
- 6635070
Customer reviews
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 346 reviews
(346 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Sound Quality4.8
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
- Battery Life4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Connectivity4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers admire the Pi8 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds for their fantastic sound quality, extended battery life, comfortable fit, and deep bass. Some find the connectivity to be a real downside and the touch controls to be inconsistent. While the active noise cancellation and design are appreciated, the price is a concern for some. Overall, the positive aspects of these earbuds seem to outweigh the negatives for many users.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better than the previous generation
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Intelligent Active Noise Cancellation (ANC): Advanced noise reduction technology, with a maximum reduction of about 25dB, effectively shielding low-frequency noise (such as subway and bus noise). Supports ambient sound mode, which can flexibly switch between noise reduction and external sound perception. Stable wireless connection: Bluetooth 5.4 technology, supports multi-point connection (connecting two devices at the same time), and is easy to switch. AptX Lossless transmission ensures high audio quality and low latency. Ergonomic design: Oval ear canal design, combined with multi-size earplug glue, suitable for long-term wear. IP54 dust and water resistance, suitable for sports, commuting and other scenarios. Long battery life and fast charging: single battery life of 6.5 hours, total battery life of the charging box up to 20 hours. Supports wireless charging, charging for 15 minutes can be used for 2 hours.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Pi8 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Midnight Blue
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The Pi8 Earbuds sound phenomenal
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The Pi8 Earbuds sound phenomenal, especially when listening via the retransmission AptX Adaptive option between the Pi8 case & my iPhone 16 Pro Max. Listening to Hi-Res Lossless iTunes music with this option never sounded better. It really opens up the music & sounds incredible. Pairing is easy & staying connected via Bluetooth is excellent with no issues. The B&W App is easy to use & I like the ability to use the equalizer, although it would be nice to have additional features added to the App. The comfort of wearing these earbuds is very good. Phone calls & Noise Cancellation are okay, but not as good as my Apple AirPods 2 earbuds. However, I mainly purchased the Pi8’s to be able to listen to my music with much better clarity & sound, which is far superior to the AirPods 2 in sound quality. The AirPods 2 sound kind of muddy when comparing the same songs right after each other between both earbuds. Also, the build quality of the Pi8’s have a premium look & aesthetic. Although pricey, I am very pleased with the Pi8’s.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Pi8 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Midnight Blue
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great sound, 8 hours, lightweight, comfortable
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound, 8 hours, lightweight, comfortable. Very happy with this purchased, I thought there's nothing better than Bose, but they are as good.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Pi6 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Forest Green
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent, I was blown away by these high-quality wireless earbuds. They exceeded my expectations. Highly recommended and will definitely keep it them
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Pi8 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Anthracite Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
You get what You pay for!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These headphones are definitely on the pricier side, but they offer incredible value for those who truly appreciate high-quality audio. The Supersoft padding on these cans provides perfect separation between you and outside world, even when you do not use the active noise cancelation. Few sounds make it through, so you don't have to blast your music to tune out the world. These headphones excel in the comfort area. The leather earpieces and a light metal frame are staying securely in place when using the cans! The sound is high quality. While using the mobile app base and treble can be adjusted, however, these are not the booming-techno-music headphones. These were designed for audiophiles. The sound is velvety rich!
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 Over-Ear Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Tan
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Phenomenal
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I never really write reviews but felt like I had to for these things since I’m so blown away. Personally I do a lot of audio mixing and mastering with high end , high impedance headphones I plug into an amp. I’m really picky about sound quality. I’ve already purchased and returned several other pairs of headphones. What really impressed me Is their natural detailed sound. I feel like a lot of other offerings over process the sound, possibly to make up for other design constraints, to add artificial clarity, depth, and separation. These just have the naturally robust detailed sound like amplified analog headphones, but with the added benefit of anc. No artifacts or harsh artificial highs. Yea these things are pricy, but I wouldn’t call them overpriced at all.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 Over-Ear Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Battery life, Design, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Heaphones
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Definitely lives up to its name. Sound quality is stellar. They look great. Battery life is long. Noise cancelling works very well.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 Over-Ear Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Royal Burgundy
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Greatest Headphones I have owned!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Sounds amazing! Great lows, but remains balanced and not muddy. Very comfortable, battery life is outstanding. Bought them as an open box item looks as if they were not even open!
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 McLaren Edition Over-Ear Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Gray
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Audiophile Quality Sound
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Let me begin by saying if you need volume/a lot of headroom then these are the ones for you. They have exceptional audio quality with a wide soundstage and very detailed sound. They have well balanced bass and are very comfortable. The Pi 8s have effective active noise cancellation and a good aware mode. I also use the audio retransmission case for wired connections when I need true lossless audio.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Pi8 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Jade Green
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from Bowers & Wilkins Team
Posted .Hello TannerM,
We are truly delighted to hear about your satisfaction with the Pi8 earbuds. Knowing that they have met your expectations brings us immense joy. Your feedback is invaluable to us, as it helps us maintain the high standards we strive for at Bowers & Wilkins.
Warm regards,
Bowers & Wilkins
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I wanted to love these
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These headphones made me realize that I am not an audiophile, and probably don’t want to be. I have had the Sony WH-1000XM3 for years and ADORE those headphones. I thought it was time for an upgrade and researched for hours, had super high hopes for the px8. When I started listening I could immediately understand the hype. The sound is incredibly clear and detailed. But I pretty much exclusively listen to EDM. And the bass was just not there for me. I didn’t FEEL the music. Many people complain about the bass being too high on these. Those people are audiophiles, and I guess I am a basshead. I had to turn up the volume for the bass to sound loud enough, but that would make my ears hurt. I returned them and got the Sennheiser M4. I will say these headphones sounded great for other genres. Radiohead sounds incredible in these headphones. You can hear every instrument super clearly. Get these if you are an audiophile. Save some money and get the Sony’s or Sennheiser M4 if you are a basshead like me!
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 Over-Ear Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Tan
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Design, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great speakers for the price
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I got this speakers as open box for 1K and I can say this are the best speakers I've had better than the 805 d3 not d4 tho but for that price you get the sound quality of a 800 series not bad at all. Finish is good but not 800 series good I believe the design is good but I still prefer the 800 diamond finishes and design Now if you get this I strongly recommend you get the formation audio it will make your life easier and you will be able to use this speaker with anything that is the downside of this system is only wireless but the formation audio fixes that in my opinion Just keep in mind this is a great deal on clearance (2k at the moment of this review) not only you get a great pair of speaker but also the amps 2x125w each speakers bi wire if you get the 805 d3 (what this compares to) and a decent amp you may be looking at 6k+ i paid for my whole system and a formation wedge 2k for all not disappointed at all.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Formation Duo 6-1/2" Powered Wireless 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
One Star to Five Stars...
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My Formation Duo speakers arrived four days ago. For the first two days, my experience matched those of the reviewers that rated the speakers as one star—multiple dropouts and episodes of unresponsiveness. I was completely unable to use Roon with them, although the B&W Music app worked most of the time. I tried an ethernet cable right away. I restarted and factory reset the speakers several times. That seemed to improve things a little, but the dropouts continued to an intolerable degree for such an expensive piece of equipment. Roon gave me a hint. Roon provides info on its music files—I soon figured out that hi-res audio files were always dropped but lower-res compressed files would play. The Roon Help documentation emphasizes the importance of a well-tuned and correctly configured wireless system to allow maximum data transfer. Otherwise, dropouts would occur. I decided to put some time into investigating my network performance since I had already tried everything I knew to do with the speakers. My entire system had been set up by the guys from Magnolia. I had rarely experienced problems, but my AV equipment and computers are hard-wired, so the wireless may not have been challenged by web surfing over an iPhone or iPad. Magnolia had installed a fancy Luxul router and two wireless access points; the Luxul connected to the Internet through an Arris cable modem/router supplied by Spectrum. While investigating my network, I found the following (in a system that I previously thought was functioning well): • The Arris cable modem/router had a 2.4 GHz wireless network itself that was transmitting on the same channel as the Luxul access points, possibly producing interference or using bandwidth that could otherwise be used by the Duos. I turned the cable modem wireless off. • The access points needed firmware updates. I took care of that. • I found a faulty ethernet connection elsewhere in my network and replaced it. I also worried about another potential problem. Tidal limits the number of active connections to one. I used to get a warning on my iPhone when I used Tidal while I also accessed Tidal on Roon. (This was before the B&W Duos.) It’s easy to forget to close the iPhone app… so I wondered if the B&W would just not play Tidal streams if I had Tidal open on other devices. I don’t know the answer, but during the investigating period, I just signed out of Tidal and Qobuz on everything. Finally, I reset Roon and then powered off every device, switch, router, cable modem and speaker for a couple of minutes and then restarted. Something did the trick! I have had no dropouts or unresponsiveness for almost 24 hours. Roon plays like a champ. Songs that previously wouldn’t play now play beautifully. FLAC 24/192 and DSD256 are converted to 96 or 88.2kHz for transmission to the Duos, where they sound spectacular! I believe they are even better than the B&W 803s floorstanders that have produced great sound in our living room for many years… So sound quality is unsurpassed. Ease of use would also be fine if your network is configured for maximum data transfer. I hope this helps others to avoid the two days of heartburn that I experienced.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Formation Duo 6-1/2" Powered Wireless 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Noise canceling
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works versy well. I love that its not plastic adjusting for shape. Very well made and extremely comfortable. Just the price is not worth 700$ buy them on sale. If your looking for quality, they def meet it.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 Over-Ear Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Headphones
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.When I first unboxed this, I did a stretch test and the headband started to fall apart as the middle of the headband split open from the seams. I tried to pop it back in, but when I stretch it again, it would pop out from the seam. This already gave me hesitation as they are $700, I would have thought the build quality was going to be flawless. In all honesty, the headband felt pretty cheap to me and not worth the $700 price tag. Beside the initial issue, everything else was great. The soundstage on these are fantastic. Notes are clear and warm. Unfortunately, there's only a 2 band EQ (bass/treble), so there's not much configuration you can do. I know if given a better EQ option, these would be top 3 for sure. So at first, I compared these with my AirPods Max and to be honest, the AirPods had a better soundstage. Though these have a warmer presence, the sound felt more like it was contained in a small space like a closet. There were times where it sounded muddy vs. the AirPods and that's with the default EQ settings. But I do feel that the clarity is better on these. The PX8 is 3 years old and I've read that there is a new version 2 model coming out this year. So I would wait for that one to come out as I am sure there will be improvements and more options.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 Over-Ear Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Tan
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
They only lasted 3 months
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best sounding earbuds but with flaws. So far these are the best earbuds I have had sound wise. The ANC is ok, these do not cancel external sound like the AirPods Pro. They do stay in your ear. I had to let these go because after 3 months the left earphone began to make a static noise. To conclude I would purchase these earphones again for the amazing sound they provide.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Pi8 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Dove White
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best sound quality earbuds I’ve ever heard!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I’ve had these for a little over a month now. I was originally blown away be the sound on these earbuds, better than anything I’ve heard before. The bass is very nice for the size of the earbuds. Might have some connection issues if trying to pair them to two devices at once though, but that’s just a minor issue that can be fixed by simply turning off the Bluetooth on one of the devices. The app is average with a simplistic EQ band to adjust the range the earbuds can go. Overall, if you have the budget, I’d highly recommend these!
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Pi8 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Anthracite Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Design, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Outstanding
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These are my current ones. Sound, quality is top notch. You get what you pay for here. When you get into this level, expect real leather ear pads and headband. They look sexy. I have the forest green and love them. The app is a little finicky sometimes, but once you get setup, you really don’t need it. The buttons are great, takes some getting used to. Overall, I’d give them a 20 if I could. If this is not in your budget, then go with the QC Ultras.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 Over-Ear Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Tan
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best buds for me
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.They sound amazing. huge step up from my Sony WF-100-XM400 earbuds. I like listening to music and the difference is astounding. The box says lossless audio and lossless music on Spotify sounds amazing, but I was under the impression you need a wired connection to truly get lossless quality. You tap the buds to pause/play next/rewind, but they are not so sensitive that they pause when you brush them. Also got them price matched <3
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Pi8 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Midnight Blue
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great pair to check out
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I got these on sale and have been using these as my main headphones now. There usually is a break in period to warm up the drivers so they sound different from initial use vs hours of playing. So far they are my best sounding headphones. I have the airpods max, bose QC45, master & dynamic, etc. These are very comfortable and I can wear them for hours without any discomfort. Sound is very subjective to every person however for me- these have a sound signature I enjoy. My main use for these is purely for music. I am not concerned with things like transparency/noise cancelling, multipoint connections, etc as I have other headphones for those purposes. If you are looking for a pair of headphones that are comfortable and have good sound quality, give these a chance.
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 Over-Ear Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Tan
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wow!!!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I can't expected how perfect this device! Noice Cancellation, battery life, connection, all is perfect!
This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - Pi6 True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Earbuds - Cloud Grey
I would recommend this to a friend









