Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless - Bluetooth On-Ear Headphones - Black

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When you lift a cover, your unboxing experience is rewarded with a "jewelry" display presentation of P5W in its leather, metal, and chrome glory. In other words, would that nice mic **only** work in wired mode with an analog splitter, in BT mode I'd be forced to use the built-in-cup mic? It’s worth noting that on-ear headphone comfort varies person to person and by the size of ears and whether you wear glasses. Where the P5 succeeds is in offering comfort, portability, and isolation to match the HD25 without tossing style so completely out of the window. The design is sleek and modern, utilizing only leather and metal to show off their 'mature' and 'manly' look to them.

The understated, classy P5 lineup is easily one of the best-looking headphone pairs made in the last decade. And speaking of other wireless headphones, here is a comparison with some other on-ear and over-ear models (Meelec Touch, Meelec Matrix 2, Stance S1+, and Momentum 2 Wireless). Ambient noise is dulled, but voices and sharper sounds are clearly audible through the headphone ear cups meaning I was consistently forced to turn up the volume to drown out my daily commute. You'd think more manufacturers would make this feature standard, but a surprising number of high-end models don't have it.

B and W P5 Wireless brings you a remarkably natural sound and a luxuriously comfortable fit that makes longer listening sessions a pleasure. taking in consideration that I generally use this cans on the go and during work time, I mostly use them with my iDevice (iPhone, iPod, or iPad).

Despite its small size, however, the metals and plastics used in the construction of the P5 are all of the highest quality and the headphone feels like it was built to take a beating. However, the thin hinges that connect the frame to the ear cups are the weakest point of this robust and long-lasting build. Durable and hardwearing, yet remarkably soft and supple, it makes long listening sessions feel more comfortable than ever.I had a blast hearing the P5 Series 2 flex its prowess on my music library, but I had a few favorites that I feel allow it to work its sonic charms most effectively. Just keep in mind that you can get up to 17 hours of listening time from a single charge at moderate volume level. Not only does it satisfy the curiosity of seeing the speaker up close, it's also useful for swapping out the standard audio cable for the included 3. A good-looking carrying case with a black, silken finish and a quilted surface houses the headphones, the cables, and a ¼-inch adapter. But if you are looking for premium luxurious headphones and craving high quality wireless audio performance – P5 Wireless sounds as good as it looks!

In my opinion, flat storage is more practical for traveling since it lays flat without putting too much stress on the joints when inside of your luggage. P5W vs Touch - Touch has less sub-bass and a touch more aggressive mid-bass, lower mids are a bit thinner and upper mids are a little brighter and a bit more forward, treble is a bit crispier. In general, on-ear fitment could be a hit or a miss, and as I mentioned before – don’t expect super isolation. The auto reconnection issues might be fixable with a software update, but the lack of dedicated skip track buttons or NFC is just irritating.One features a microphone and volume control for use with the iPhone and the other without, as well as a mini-to-quarter-inch stereo phone-plug adaptor for use with more traditional audio gear. Wired was close in comparison, but had just a little more depth in soundstage and a little more sub-bass. As a result, wired performance was very similar to P5 S2, but slightly different in comparison to Wireless which now depends on internal D/A audio decoding of digital stream and analog conversion to pump the drivers. The in-line iPhone/iPod controls work with the iPhone 3G/3GS and all of the most recent generations of iPods, from the shuffle to the touch.