[dBel84]

sadly I do not see the attraction, perhaps they are nicer in person but from the images they remind me of a number of vintage cans which were not particularly comfortable.

I do like B&W speakers however and thus hope they live up to their namesake in sound.

..dB

 

[tim3320070]

Vintage look might have been their goal? Those pads look like pillows.

 

[Beagle]

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Originally Posted by dBel84 /img/forum/go_quote.gif sadly I do not see the attraction, perhaps they are nicer in person but from the images they remind me of a number of vintage cans which were not particularly comfortable. I do like B&W speakers however and thus hope they live up to their namesake in sound.

They remind me of the Bang and Olufsen Form 2 headphones that came out in the early 90's. Looked neat but sounded not so neat.

But I would imagine B&W would enter the market with something good, not just simply for the sake of participating.

 

[iponderous]

Nice bit of kit.

 

[Valens7]

I don't have a good feeling about this headphone.

 

[BIG POPPA]

These headphones are meant to be mobile. As per David Baker RSM of B & W group. I liked them when i listened to them.

 

[2rooi123]

Can you compare the sq to bose on ear and sennheiser hd 238?

 

[oqvist]

They look horrible uncomfortable I have to say.

 

[KLS]

Waiting for your impressions patiently.

 

[choka]

they look beautiful, but they also made me associate them with two stethoscopes laying on the desk.
any info on how much they would be?

 

[Ypoknons]

I have no beef with B&W going after the (consumer?) portable audio market, it's a very big market and not a very crowded scene with Audiotechnica making stylish good stuff (ES and ESW series) as well as Sennheiser with the HD25-II and the Shures (and yes, Bose and Dr. Dre). Hopefully that memory foam is an improvement in comfort.

But wouldn't you want B&W to tackle the home audiophile market as well, with the same attention to detail and build quality? Of course we'll have to see how these sound first.

 

[Wanderer235]

Sexy can indeed. I wonder how much it would cost.

 

[SleepyOne]

Ugly retro 70s look....I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder....

 

[krmathis]

Beautiful crafted headphones. Stylish and clean in metal and leather.
That say nothing about their comfort or sound qualities though.

 

[Philski]

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Originally Posted by Wanderer235 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sexy can indeed. I wonder how much it would cost.

£249.95, available now.