Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 – Over Ear Noise Canceling Headphones

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 – Over-Ear Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Px8 S2 are the best headphones Bowers & Wilkins has ever made, with every core element reimagined to deliver no-holds-barred performance. This state-of-the-art headphone redefines the flagship design to deliver the brand’s best sound quality, maximum comfort, and elevated feature-rich listening. These high-performance over-ear headphones can stream music wirelessly from a mobile phone, tablet or computer via Bluetooth, connect conventionally by jack cable to a suitable analogue output, play audio via USB from a computer, and be used for wireless telephony.

• Over-ear, closed-back, noise-cancelling wireless headphones
• 2 x ø 40mm dynamic full-range Carbon Cone drivers
• Bluetooth 5.3 with aptX™ Lossless (aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, aptX Classic, AAC, SBC)
• USB-C and 3.5mm wired capability
• 30 hours playback; 7 hours from a 15-minute charge
• Made in China
• 2 Year Warranty

Highlights & Key Technologies

Ultimate Sound Quality
With Px8 S2, your music sounds better than ever. Unrivalled high-resolution audio, optimised drive units and superior wireless technology bring you closer to the artist’s intent. A 24-bit DSP with dedicated amplifier/DAC is combined with custom-designed 40mm Carbon Cone drive units for a truly focused and engaging listening experience, alongside a true 24-bit audio connection and a 5-band customisable EQ with TrueSound™ mode, which bypasses any tonal customisation to deliver the audio as the artist and Bowers & Wilkins intended. The result is a headphone that delivers the brand’s best sound quality ever. Compared to the original Px8, the new Px8 S2 delivers this from a sleeker headphone silhouette.

More Music, Less Noise
A total of eight microphones (four per earcup) ensures Px8 S2 delivers excellent call quality plus outstanding noise cancellation, shutting out unwanted intrusions without harming music’s dynamics and energy. Advanced audio processing cancels out ambient sound for a more comfortable listening experience; active noise cancellation requires a good seal between the headphones and your head for optimal performance, and lifting an earcup stops noise cancellation from working. An ambient Pass-Through mode allows external sounds, such as conversations or safety announcements, to be heard without removing the headphones.

Crystal-Clear Calls
The eight-microphone array works with the ADI Pure Voice call-quality algorithm and next-generation voice technology to ensure crystal-clear call quality wherever you are.

With You All Day
Enjoy your favourite music all day long. Px8 S2 gives you 30 hours of battery life, and quick-charge support delivers seven hours from a 15-minute charge, so you’re never without great sound. The rechargeable battery delivers up to 30 hours of continuous wireless streaming with noise cancellation enabled at average playback volume levels.

Exceptional Wireless Performance
Px8 S2 features Bluetooth 5.3 with aptX™ Lossless and aptX™ Adaptive support, plus multipoint connectivity for pairing with up to two devices simultaneously, automatic switching between them, and call routing to the headphones. Google Fast Pair and Apple MFi Made for iPhone support are both included.

Enhanced Wear Sensing
Px8 S2 incorporates enhanced wear detection sensors in both earpieces, automatically pausing playback when an earpiece is lifted from the ear and resuming when replaced. The sensors also enable intelligent battery conservation by entering low-power standby when the headphones are removed, waking and reconnecting to the last device when worn again. Wear sensing can be enabled, disabled and adjusted for sensitivity via the Bowers & Wilkins Music app.

Wired Connectivity
In addition to Bluetooth, Px8 S2 connects to audio sources using the supplied cables. The USB-C to 3.5mm audio cable enables use with analogue outputs such as aeroplane headphone sockets, smartphones or a traditional hi-fi system, while the USB-C to USB-C cable lets the headphones function as a USB sound output device when connected to a capable computer, charging the battery at the same time.

Premium Design, Perfect Fit
Px8 S2 is a joy to wear. Crafted from soft Nappa leather and solid die-cast aluminium, its slimmer silhouette has been ergonomically tested to deliver the most considered and comfortable over-ear headphone design Bowers & Wilkins has ever made, with precise, immersive sound and lasting comfort.

Direct Streaming, Complete Control
Use the Bowers & Wilkins Music app to fine-tune Px8 S2 to your tastes, discover your next favourite album and select the type of noise cancellation you need. A new five-band EQ makes tailoring your music to your taste more precise than ever, and the app also provides device naming, connection management, streaming-quality settings, auto-standby and headphone software updates. It is available free on iOS and Android devices.

Details & Specifications

TECHNICAL FEATURES
High-performance DSP with dedicated amplifier/DAC
True 24-bit audio connection
Five-band customisable EQ + TrueSound™ mode
Bluetooth 5.3 with aptX™ Lossless technology
Multipoint connectivity
Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)
USB-C charging and audio interface
Fast charging support
Apple MFi Made for iPhone support
Google Fast Pair

WEARING STYLE
Over-ear noise-cancelling headphones

DRIVE UNITS
2 x ø 40mm dynamic full-range carbon driver

BLUETOOTH CODECS
aptX™ Lossless
aptX™ Adaptive
aptX™ HD
aptX™ Classic
AAC
SBC

MICROPHONES
8 mics total — 4 mics per earcup

VOICE CALL QUALITY ALGORITHM
ADI Pure Voice

BATTERY TYPE
Rechargeable Lithium-ion

BATTERY LIFE & CHARGING
30 hours playback
15-minute charge for 7 hours playback

ACCESSORIES
1.2m USB-C to 3.5mm stereo jack audio cable
1.2m USB-C to USB-C cable
Carry Case

WEIGHT (HEADPHONE)
0.31kg

DIMENSIONS (CARRY CASE)
177mm (w) x 60mm (d) x 234mm (h)

MATERIALS
Nappa leather and die-cast aluminium

FINISHES
Onyx Black
Warm Stone
Midnight Blue
Pearl Blue

MANUFACTURING & WARRANTY
Country of manufacture: China
Warranty: 2 Year Warranty