Customer Ratings & Reviews

So, just for reference, I am mostly an over the ear headphone type of guy. I have, however, some Marshall and Jabra in the ear earbuds that I really enjoy. My biggest issue with earbuds is that over prolonged periods of time, no matter what size of bud I (or my wife) use, they just become uncomfortable. The B&W come with 4 different sized bud adapters, and I tried three of them. I have smaller ear canals and I found the medium to be just right. I did have to squish them in a little. These Pi8 are fantastic. What I mean by that is that I have some of the cleanest sound I have heard from a set of headphones/earbuds. Now, I like my metal and I like a little bass and I have to say that these are almost there. Sound is rich, clean but a little lacking on the bass, even after playing with all the settings in the app. But it doesn't keep me from wanting to listen to them. Set up was painless, just an extra pairing request than normal but everything went quick, music is recognized from all your favorite sources. Even though these are "made for Iphone", I used my Samsung with no issues and everything from stored music to streaming platforms came across wonderfully. These are my new favorite earbuds, even though I prefer OTE cans. The NC was not noticeable but did an excellent job keeping almost everything quiet. Pass through worked well, controls are easy to use and these buds just work. The only down side, the battery life. They state only 6.5 hours of use with NC, with the app, etc. So far, couple hours, no issue, buuuuut, who really needs to use earbuds for more than a couple hours anyway?!?!?

I have always been a fan of Bowers and Wilkins ever since my Dad bought a pair of DM17 Speaker way back when. Of course, they have changed a lot from the heavy wood cabinets and speakers only. The Pi8 was an immediate draw to me because of this and the brand. The earbuds are a bit unusual in shape and quite thick. They come with the usual charging case and 3 sets of assorted sized rubber tips. They were a breeze to pair and set up- very straight forward. There is an app that allows customizing of the sound. I had to find the right rubber tip as they kept falling out of my ear. I think it was the shape and weight that wasn't a good fit for my ear. However, after trial and error, I got a decent fit that stayed in. The trick is to insert them then turn them sideways. They look quite stylish with the B&W name printed out the outside portion of the earbud. The sound was clear and not overly saturated with base or too much treble. If anything, this was more midrange which is great for me and excellent with vocals. Volume was decent and I liked the sound range. They are noise cancelling which I do not like too much. I prefer some background sounds.

Went from Beats Powerbeats pro to these huge upgrade in sound quality. Comfortable to wear for long stretches too.

Just amazing. Have the Px7 S2e and somehow these in ears are just as good w regards to their soundstage. And really confortable? Expensive but well worth the money.

Im gonna keep this short and sweet. My main headphones I use at my desktop are Hifiman HE1000SE’s with a Benchmark HPA4 amp and Chord Qutest DAC. I wanted a high quality pair of earbuds for travel since Im used to high quality sound at home. Let me just say how sad I was when I got these Bowers after glowing reviews. These have some of the peakiest treble ive heard from a pair of headphones and ive heard a lot. I tried all the different tips and none made a difference. I couldnt even play a single metal or edm song without the piercing treble taking over. 100% returning and sticking with my Airpods Pro. I should have known better based on Bowers speakers but these really take it to another level of piercing treble quality. Also it cant be EQ’d without destroying the rest of the sound signature.