90
“Luxury headphones are fairly rare, so it's notable when one gets a sequel. But is the Bowers and Wilkins Px8 S2 any good? We find out.”
Publisher score: 90/100 · 10mo ago
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Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
$799 · aptX Lossless / ANC · 10 months old
91
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8.6
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Spec sheet
Key features
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Build and fit
- Weight
- 0.31 kg
- Wearing style
- Over-ear noise-cancelling headphones
- Build
- Leather and aluminum
- Driver size
- 2 x 40 mm
- Driver type
- Dynamic full-range carbon driver
- Driver material
- Carbon
Wireless and connections
- Noise control
- Active Noise Cancellation
- Charging
- USB-C
- Battery
- 30 hrs playback; 7 hrs from a 15 min charge
- Connections
- Bluetooth, USB-C charging and audio interface, USB-C to 3.5 mm stereo jack audio cable, USB-C to USB-C cable
- Microphones
- 8 mics total; 4 mics per earcup
- BT codecs
- aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, aptX Classic, AAC, SBC
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
Review evidence
Audio specialist reviews
89
“The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 are premium wireless over-ear noise cancelling headphones. They're the sequel to the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 Wireless, positioned above ...”
Publisher score: 89/100 · 10mo ago
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Tech publication reviews
100
Expert ReviewsRead review ↗
“It has been a long four years since Bowers & Wilkins released the Px8 headphones.”
Publisher score: 5/5
90
Android CentralRead review ↗
“Napa leather. Excellent sound. You'd be hard-pressed to do better for luxury daily carry headphones!”
Publisher score: 4.5/5
89
Best for
commutersfrequent flyersopen offices
Buying notes
Value todayFair buy
Good review strength, but compare deals before buying. 91/100 at $799. Uses the lowest in-stock retailer price we can see.
Worth checking
Verify ANC pressure, voice pickup, and transparency handling in train, street, and office noise.
Score distribution
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Lowest89
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