- The B&W PX7 S3 is launching today, for $ 429 / £ 399 (around £ 830)
- Integrated amplifier, redesigned conductors and improved improved considerably
- Spatial, auacast and audio audio without loss
Bowers & Wilkins launched, according to his own words, “the most advanced and most capable wireless helmet”, the PX7 S3.
On the basis of the very impressive PX7 S2 and PX7 S2E, the new headphones have re-engineering the driving units, Aptx Adaptive and Lossless Audio, “greatly improved” ANC and a whole new design. And they have their own helmet amplifier inside, rather than the amplifier integrated into the chip platform, used by most headphones.
Let’s start with this design. They are visibly thinner than the PX7 S2E, and the transport case is also more compact. There is an arm mechanism redrawn and a new headband for a closer adjustment, and Bowers & Wilkins says that it has also improved the memory foam of the ears. This means more comfort for listening longer, and the specification suggests that you will want to spend a lot of time inside these winter.
We have tested these headphones, so you don’t need to wait for the complete and in -depth verdict: our Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S3 exam is there. Spoiler alert: it’s five stars. But if you just want to do what’s inside, keep reading.
Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S3: Key characteristics and price
The PX7 S3 are a first for the brand: their 40 mm biocellulose pilots are powered by a discreet helmet amplifier (although always integrated into the unit) which, depending on the company, offers more scale and energy than you obtain from the average configuration in the best wireless helmets, where the amplifier is not cut for the special driving design.
Speaking of, the drivers have a redesigned chassis, a vocal coil, a suspension and a magnet that offers lower coloring and distortion, improved resolution and “superior dynamics”. As with previous models, the pilots are slightly tilted to ensure a coherent distance from each point of the driver’s surface to your ears and offer a spacious stereo image.
In addition to spacious audio, the PX7 S3 also offers space audio for the first time in a B&W helmet – or at least they will soon. Functionality is a live update later in 2025.
The PX7 is APTX Adaptive 24/96 and Aptx without loss for a better quality audio on Bluetooth, and their DSP offers 24 -bit / 96 kHz sound quality. You can also use the headphones with wired connections: 3.5 mm analog cables and USB-C are included.
Bluetooth Audio and Bluetooth Auracast will also come this year, once again as live update.
The other large improvement here is in the active cancellation of noise. According to the company, “Bowers & Wilkins Engineers are convinced that PX7 S3 offers the most powerful and effective active amortization technology that the brand has ever developed.”
This is a great statement, but there are eight microphones located around the periphery of each atrium with two measuring the exit from each driving unit, four monitoring the ambient noise around you, and two others for “exceptional” vocal clarity.
With ANC, you can expect at 30 hours of battery, and a quick load of 15 minutes will give you up to 7 hours of playback.
The PX7 S3 is available in most countries from today, on April 24, in a choice of anthracite black, indigo blue and white canvas. They cost $ 429 / £ 399 (we expect Australian prices, but the price of the United Kingdom translates into around $ 830 in).
However, the list of countries where it is launched today does not include the United States. Due to “the evolution of market conditions”, the date of the North and Latin America will be announced shortly.
