iluvmusic
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I have had the P5s for 1 year and yes they are definitely a work of art visually and build quality wise BUT the sound sound does not match up...
They sound good but fail to wow you because they lack volume and range and soundstage and transparency... Tonally they are nice but -you will always feel like something is just missing in their sound.
They will open up with use but still will always lack sparkle and that sense of wide high-fidelity sonics that you expect from B&W and at $300. Their problem is not in one area it seems more like the whore sound spectrum is muffles or flattened which causes you ti increase you volume to hear subtleties that should be audible at moderate volume…
I auditioned ( and purchased) the Harmon pardon BTS and they are fantastic when run through wire and good over blue tooth… Their sound is exactly what the B&W P5s should have been … the HKs are bigger and don't look s great as the P5s but they wow you and have that satisfying depth and width and transparency in their sound and they have much better volume so you don't need to blast you volume to hear subtleties in the sound. They maintain a warm sound minus the muddiness that can happen with warm cans .. the high are sparkly but not artificial forced or sibilant at all.. The bass is full tight and dynamic and punchy but very harmonic and melodic and there is good sub and mid bas distinction which enable these cans to play everything you throw at them very nicely..
At $250 the HKs are a great bang for buck. bore so that the P5s which should be $200..lol
oh and stay away from the HK CLs they sound terrible and muddy which is sad cause they are smaller and look better than the bigger BTs
They sound good but fail to wow you because they lack volume and range and soundstage and transparency... Tonally they are nice but -you will always feel like something is just missing in their sound.
They will open up with use but still will always lack sparkle and that sense of wide high-fidelity sonics that you expect from B&W and at $300. Their problem is not in one area it seems more like the whore sound spectrum is muffles or flattened which causes you ti increase you volume to hear subtleties that should be audible at moderate volume…
I auditioned ( and purchased) the Harmon pardon BTS and they are fantastic when run through wire and good over blue tooth… Their sound is exactly what the B&W P5s should have been … the HKs are bigger and don't look s great as the P5s but they wow you and have that satisfying depth and width and transparency in their sound and they have much better volume so you don't need to blast you volume to hear subtleties in the sound. They maintain a warm sound minus the muddiness that can happen with warm cans .. the high are sparkly but not artificial forced or sibilant at all.. The bass is full tight and dynamic and punchy but very harmonic and melodic and there is good sub and mid bas distinction which enable these cans to play everything you throw at them very nicely..
At $250 the HKs are a great bang for buck. bore so that the P5s which should be $200..lol
oh and stay away from the HK CLs they sound terrible and muddy which is sad cause they are smaller and look better than the bigger BTs
