I did a comparison of the H7 in 2 different shops. Also amongst the mix were the B&W P7 (not the wireless unfortunately), P5 Series 2 (not wireless either), Sennheiser HD 4.50 BT. B&O's own H4 and H9. The below would be my short note.
In the first shop:
B&W P5 S2 - Very muffled compared to the P7. Not even part of my consideration right away.
B&W P7 - Warmer and heavier in bass. A touch better in attacks than the H7. But I find too warm and bass heavy for my taste. Vocal is also a little reserved
B&O H7 - More musical and better focal. More airy on older tracks with background static white noise. Attack isn’t as sharp or deep as the P7. But the musicality and the soundstage is much better. I find this to be a more neutral rendering.
In the second shop:
Momentum Wireless 2 On-the-ear - Distortion to moderately deep bass. Otherwise good midrange and quite musical when compared to the B&W
B&O H4 - Weak midrange. A little muffled. Clear vocals and good bass attacks. The feeling is that things got pushed toward both ends but the midrange is missing.
Momentum Wireless 2 Over-the-ear - Neutral, but attacks are weaker. Still fairly musical
Sennheiser HD 4.50 - Neutral, similar to the Momentum Wireless 2. Just a tad reserved and a tad weak on bass compared to the Momentum Wireless 2
B&O H7 - Most musical tested. A touch bright but largely neutral. Attack and bass is a little weaker than the H4 but better than all the others.
B&O H9 - Noise Cancel feels stronger than the Momentum Wireless 2 Over-the-ear. But this is very warm sounding. I would say warmer than the B&W P7. Price tag also off putting…
I actually walked in with bias towards the Momentum Wireless 2 Over-the-ear. But in the end, I picked the H7.~ The only downside I see for the H7 is the lack of noise cancellation, and actually is the bulkiest between the B&W and the Sennheiser. But sound quality-wise, I think it’s the best of the wireless. The only one I didn’t audition is the new Sony which is getting all the rave online these days. Hope this helps whoever that reads this~
In the first shop:
B&W P5 S2 - Very muffled compared to the P7. Not even part of my consideration right away.
B&W P7 - Warmer and heavier in bass. A touch better in attacks than the H7. But I find too warm and bass heavy for my taste. Vocal is also a little reserved
B&O H7 - More musical and better focal. More airy on older tracks with background static white noise. Attack isn’t as sharp or deep as the P7. But the musicality and the soundstage is much better. I find this to be a more neutral rendering.
In the second shop:
Momentum Wireless 2 On-the-ear - Distortion to moderately deep bass. Otherwise good midrange and quite musical when compared to the B&W
B&O H4 - Weak midrange. A little muffled. Clear vocals and good bass attacks. The feeling is that things got pushed toward both ends but the midrange is missing.
Momentum Wireless 2 Over-the-ear - Neutral, but attacks are weaker. Still fairly musical
Sennheiser HD 4.50 - Neutral, similar to the Momentum Wireless 2. Just a tad reserved and a tad weak on bass compared to the Momentum Wireless 2
B&O H7 - Most musical tested. A touch bright but largely neutral. Attack and bass is a little weaker than the H4 but better than all the others.
B&O H9 - Noise Cancel feels stronger than the Momentum Wireless 2 Over-the-ear. But this is very warm sounding. I would say warmer than the B&W P7. Price tag also off putting…
I actually walked in with bias towards the Momentum Wireless 2 Over-the-ear. But in the end, I picked the H7.~ The only downside I see for the H7 is the lack of noise cancellation, and actually is the bulkiest between the B&W and the Sennheiser. But sound quality-wise, I think it’s the best of the wireless. The only one I didn’t audition is the new Sony which is getting all the rave online these days. Hope this helps whoever that reads this~
