- PX8 S2 is the best Bowers & Wilkins helmet has never done ”
- Aptx without loss and adaptive; 8 microphones (rather than 6 in PX8)
- Available today, September 24, at a price of $ 799 / £ 629 (approximately $ 1,289 in)
Well now. When a company like Bowers & Wilkins tells us that it has just created a set of earphones that define “a new reference for performance and design in the Wireless Over-Real category”, it is worth noticed. For what? Oh, because the Bowers & Wilkins PX8 and the new (even better) Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S3 on which they are built are incredibly good headphones.
So, how did B&W surpass with the PX8 S2 – or to say it otherwise, what is their main offer for entry into our best buying guide? Often, this is a case of minor settings and incremental gains with these things, but there are a few nuggets of information on the B&W specification sheet this time that upgrades between the obvious iterations.
First, there is a new Bluetooth chipset in the PX8 S2 built on Bluetooth 5.3 rather than 5.2, to offer “True 24 bits / 96 kHz Connection” on USB Plus Aptx without loss and adaptive to 24/96 (rather than on Aptx HD on the old set).
There is also a network of eight microphone where all microphones are used for telephony and six are used for active noise cancellation (six of the microphones are external; two internal monitor audio), which is a completely upgrade of Table Six MIC in the PX8, where four MICS took care of the ANC and only two helped with the Handling.
Bowers & Wilkins PX8 S2: what you need to know
Elsewhere, there is a new vocal quality algorithm, and although the same 40 mm dynamic cone reappearing reappearing in each headset, B&W has improved the chassis and the engine feeding it to help Eke more nuance and precision of your music.
The battery life is always claimed by 30 hours (which is not an improvement compared to the old model and can be a slight collision point given the battery of 100 hours of the EQ online tab to adjust the sound signature to your taste, which is a solid step in two -tape / Tweks of Trépieu available in the old PX8.
Luxurious Nappa leather covers almost all chic construction, but aluminum arm mechanism has a new detail of exposed cable. Do these metal accents make them heavier? In fact no, headphones are a tiny A little smaller and lighter than the original PX8, but B&W has definitely slipped the case to make them easier to integrate into your bag.
But what B&W really wants you to know is that these headphones have a high performance audio treatment configuration with DSP and dedicated amplifier / DAC (Read: not the digital-analog solution Really wants to make the most sound pair of sounds in the world.
Has British company achieved its objective? We are working on a complete criticism – I have a pair (see the attached images) and we will see this verdict as soon as possible. For the moment, know that the Bowers & Wilkins PX8 S2 are launching today (September 24) in your choice of “ONYX Black” or “Stone Chaude”, at the price of $ 799 / £ 629 (about $ 1,289 at).
