PX7 S2e Noise Cancelling Wireless Over Ear Headphones with Qualcomm aptX™ Adaptive & Quick Charge, 30 Hours of Playback and Six Built-In Microphone - Anthracite Black

For some time I have been looking to upgrade my mid-range earbuds to high quality headphones and, amazingly, I was offered the opportunity to test these Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e noise cancelling headphones. From the moment I opened the packaging and laid eyes on these sleek, high quality, luxurious headphones, I have been incredibly impressed. They were easy to set up using the App and the bluetooth connectivity is fantastic. I love the fact the headphones can be set to immediately connect to the last device used. I currently have mine set to connect to my iPad and my Android phone and it is super easy to switch between the two. Within the App you can adjust bass and treble. The App guides you through the button settings and they are really easy to navigate whilst wearing. The headphones sit very comfortably over the ears and do not slip on your head. I genuinely feel like a whole new world of music has been opened up to me because the layers of instruments and voice are crystal clear and I can't believe I have been missing out on this depth of sound all my life. There are two settings for noise cancellation which can be altered via the headphones or the App, which I am yet to challenge in a noisy environment but I have trialled at home and am very impressed. I would definitely recommend taking advantage of the free trial with the high quality streaming App, QoBuz, because it demonstrates even further the superior sound quality of the headphones. I am excited to discover more music with this superior sound.

The B&W Px7 S2e headphones have beyond exceeded my expectations. I'm an open backed headphone person and previously eschewed closed back, noise-cancelling headphones due to the enclosed and claustrophobic feeling whilst wearing them, and also I require wired headphones to inter-operate with my stereo hi-fi system. However, I am about to re-enter higher education as a mature student and will be commuting on the train, and needed a pair of headphones that would not leak sound and disturb other passengers, nor have the music disturbed by the sounds of the engine and the track beneath us. I had heard good things about Bowers & Wilkins from a number of people whose appreciation of music I admire, and so quickly found the B&W Px7 S2e. These headphones have blown me away. Even in noise-cancelling mode, they do not feel claustrophobic. They're light, the build quality is exceptional and they seem extremely durable and well made, and they're extremely comfortable to wear. They have physical, easy-to-use buttons for manipulating the noise-cancelling and noise-passthrough capabilities of the device, volume, pausing/playing media and call handling, with all functions distributed between four buttons, three on one earpiece and a fourth on the other, for an intuitive, easy to remember system. I've been listening all night and they haven't required a recharge, although I have only owned them for one day so cannot say anything definitive, the battery life does indeed seem good. They charged quickly, and come with a USB-C charging cable that can be stored, when not in use, in a hidden compartment in the included hard-case. The earpieces are not large, indeed seem larger in the photographs than they do in real life, but comfortably cover my ears, and do not get hot and sweaty even after long periods of listening. But with the preamble out of the way, what do you really want to hear about? The Sound. And these headphones sound fantastic. The sound is stellar. Tonight I listened to 90s trance, 60s rock, and Paganini's piano and guitar works, and these headphones have a fantastic sound-stage, to the extent that I cannot believe they are closed-back and the noise-cancelling produces near silence. The sound-stage is not quite on par with open-backed headphones but is in no way cramped, the headphones are clear, there's no loss of clarity in any of the ranges of sound, and it is enjoyable to isolate particular instruments, melodies, or riffs of music with your ears as you listen. These headphones give an absolutely fantastic music listening experience, and for the price I paid (£200) they are beyond exceptional value, and really punch above their weight alongside headphones which are much, much more expensive. I have not tested the microphones and call quality, but I have watched some videos and some TV and film to test and the listening experience outside of music is also fantastic. Voices are clear, there is depth to sound-effects, and of course the music soundtracks are fantastic. All in all I would say these headphones perform their function in a first class manner.

First of all this is a genuine review. I just got these earphones today and i was blown away by them. Im an older guy who is very fussy with sound and with my music. First thing i noticed opening the box was the quality. Holding the phones you can feel the quality in your hands right away. They are well made. The Phones connected right away to all my devices tv, pc, hifi, phone ect. No problems at all. The sound was better than i thought it would be. Good deep bass and crystal clear voices and instruments. Cod on PS5 is something else. Playing older music from my phone from 1973 (Genesis Selling England By The Pound) through Bluetooth was as good as i could want. It was excellent and that was just mp3. Now if i used the cable with the jack on my phone the sound would be even better again due to taking out the Bluetooth and using flac ect. I really dont find the need to use it wired. The sound from the bluetooth mps was loud and clear. The volume is more than enough. It was loud if wanted. If you put more volume than these provide your talking serious hearing damage to your ears, these are plenty loud. Now to any people who say the app is very basic with only bass and treble controls, thats because the makers understand sound and these are all you need to tweak, bass or treble to your liking and they do well. These silly equalizers that alter all different tones are not meant to be used at all, they alter the complete sound the way the album was meant to sound by the artist. Bass and treble tweaks are all thats needed to suite your player if its an old player ect or you prefer a little more bass ect, I feel theres no need to touch it at all. But the bass and treble adjustments do work if needed. The end line is, you wont be disappointed by these, they are a great set of quality phones.

Really impressed with these headphones. Sound quality is rich and detailed, and they’re very comfortable to wear for long periods. Noise cancelling is good, battery life is excellent, and the Cloud Grey colour looks very clean and stylish. Not the cheapest, but you definitely get a premium experience so okay great value for money. Would recommend if sound quality is your top priority.

Ok so I know people will throw names of hyper expensive headphones at me with the cry of you're wrong these are the best but I'll explain. Over the years I've had quite a few mid range headphones from Sony , Sennheiser etc which I have always thought were really good, great quality build,high performance sound reproduction etc but there was always something not quite right. The biggest problem with all headphones until now was getting my ears in the cup.I know what people will think "my god he most have big ears" and yes they are quite big but they are very long, which means my ear lobe would poke out the bottom,this is quite painful after a few hours!!! I have spent years trying to find some that I could afford and eventually these showed up with an amazing price drop so I purchased straight away. When they arrived I was quite shocked by how good the quality was, these were a hundred quid cheeper than the newest Sony and they are made of really good quality materials. The comfort is amazing,ear cups are an oblong shape so no worries on the space front and these are made of very comfortable memory foam (I think) so I can wear them for hours even with glasses. The performance is really good too, easy to set up with the app, Bluetooth picked up first time and has continued to pair without fail, sound quality is fantastic it has a soft feel but it can hit the bass heavy without loss of treble which is amazing. If you've managed to get this far I'll stop the Bowers and Wilkins fanboy stuff and finish by saying to these are the best headphones I've ever heard and at the price I got them it was a serious bargain, so just go and get some you won't be disappointed!!

The audio is amazing and the battery life is lengthy and ANC is really nice too. However, connectivity is so frustrating, it connects to my phone flawlessly, but countless issues when connecting to my pc, from disconnecting randomly, to not connecting unless I do a whole song and dance turning off Bluetooth or the headphones and so on, to sometimes no audio when they finally connect. Additionally updates take a long time to download and keep failing for me when close to completion

Firstly , build quality is superb , looks and feels a premium set of headphones and stunning in red , something a bit different than the usual black or white with good quality materials , looks very nice . Easy to set up with the b&w app too literally a couple of minutes. Listening via Bluetooth is decent , different to my previous Sony xm3 less intense bass but better separation overall , the sound can be tweaked via the 2 band eq in the app to the listeners taste , these headphones are also very loud and can really pump the bass up if that’s what you’re into, they’re perfectly fine for Bluetooth streaming Don’t neglect the wired option though if listening at home , plugging in the supplied usb c cable to an I pad / tidal opens up the 24 bit streaming option and wow , different set of headphones , soundstage opens right up and improves everything significantly , Glad I went for these , happy overall

I reviewed the S2 a while ago, which were brilliant, but the pads started to lose their glue about a year in. So that irritated me, as the sound quality in particular was fantastic. With the S2e's that sound quality is even better, slightly more nuanced in every department. I don't buy headphones for ANC, but these seem fine to me. Comfort wise they are great as well, hours of use in one journey/sitting with no issues. I assumed the majority of people pay for headphones for sound quality first and foremost, and if that is the case then look no further than the S2e. They also look amazing too, in Ruby Red. It remains to be seen whether they develop the same issue as the S2's though. It's not the end of the world, but it's not a good look for B & W as by all accounts a lot of the older models had issues with the headband and pad glue. Hopefully these newer models (and the PX3) buck this trend.