Just some thoughts I wanted to share after a few weeks of use with my PX8:
So I, as I’m sure many others here, have been relentlessly searching for an endgame Bluetooth headphone for quite sometime now that delivers an audio experience allowing me to forget that I’m not plugged in, and I am very pleased to say that the PX8 are the closest I’ve come to finding it. Because of its crystal clear highs, that I’ve yet to experience any harness or sibilance with, and the prominent mids that allow for decent separation, and leave enough audible space for other frequencies, I’ve really been enjoying my last couple of weeks with these. It doesn’t seem to matter what kind of music I am listening to, these shine with just about anything I throw at them.
I’m also a huge fan of the design and materials used to create the PX8 and think most others will be too (especially when they get them in their hands) It’s a solid construction and the cans just look and feel awesome whether you’re holding them or wearing them. Although, completely subjective, I believe the aesthetic of this headphone is amongst the most elegant and brilliant looking across this price range and also the headphones towering above it in cost. Real buttons and a complete lack of touch/ gesture controls are a warm welcome too, and I’m glad that Bowers decided to go this route when so many others are not.
The wear sensor is an unfortunate issue, but something that has been talked about to death so I won’t dwell, but you do kinda have to scratch your head and wonder how something this costly and premium feeling can have such a quirky fault, that as of yet, has not seen any improvement through software updates. Yea, it’s a bummer, especially if you’re like me and are used to the seemingly magical, in comparison, air pods play/ pause functionality. But disabling this feature is easy enough to do in app, and not something I find myself missing while engaging in my listening sessions.
The only thing that’s missing in my opinion, and is something I notice quite regularly, is the lack of that really low frequency bass that almost feels like it’s invading your chest cavity and adds that extra oomph of fullness. This might disqualify me as a titled and defined audiophile, but I do miss that from other cans I’ve owned/ sampled and am hoping that can be touched up just a bit in the next iteration. But everything else being as tremendous as it is with the PX8, I cannot bring myself to continue the hunt, until of course when Bowers and Wilkins release their follow up. That’ll be a day one purchase.
