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Bowers & Wilkins PI5 wireless headphones, white Review

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Description of Bowers & Wilkins PI5 wireless headphones, white

Type: headphones with microphone Connection: wireless Form factor: True Wireless charging case) Charging connector type: USB-C Degree of protection: IP54

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Perfect product for any user!

A 3-star rating seems unfair to me (and it is on many sites, including Amazon). Perhaps this is due to the fact that people do not quite correctly compare the request and expectations from the product. These headphones can hardly be called universal, they most likely will not be able to talk on the phone or video calls, there is poor noise reduction, although the form factor is convenient for me, my friends, with the small size of the ears, it was uncomfortable in them. And most importantly…

Pros
  • Sound. “Good sound” is such a common phrase that it can be found in relation to both airpods and Chinese headphones for $15. But no, the sound here is really high quality, clear and balanced (the best sound in tws headphones that I could find) I will not paint about the sound range, medium / high, and so on. I note that in terms of sound for 3 months I did not find any weaknesses at all: classics, jazz, rock, electronic music sound great. Stable connection. I use an iPhone/iPad. Switching between devices is fast, there was never a loss of connection. Headphones are connected just as stably quickly and seamlessly. But, (probably I missed something about this), you must first insert the right earpiece, otherwise, one earpiece remains inactive. For me personally, they turned out to be ideally comfortable (but this is very individual, after all, it’s better to try them on first)
Cons
  • Weak noise reduction (it is, but the difference between the mode with noise reduction on / off is minimal). Talking on the phone (unfortunately, it is impossible to speak on the street from the word at all). The interlocutor will hear you only in the complete absence of ambient noise. Uninformative app. Minimum settings, there is no equalizer, it is impossible to see the remaining charge of the case (this can be recorded in a separate minus of the headphones). But in the application you can listen to the sounds of nature. Standard ear pads. Although initially the form factor of the headphones seemed very comfortable, after a long listening period, tangible discomfort appeared in the ears. Also, during physical activity, fixation in the ear weakened. The problem was completely solved by buying foam ear pads. I understand that this is all purely individual, but if you have similar problems, try changing the ear pads, namely foam, not silicone (although they are all only black) Perhaps this is only my problem (and my coordination), but I'm still not used to the control sensors

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Some minuses and no pluses, do not buy.

I got the earphones more than six months ago. During the initial comparison with analogues in one well-known store, I noted the ease of connection, a fairly balanced sound and a very cheap case. After a few days of use, I noted for myself the impossibility of long-term use due to the following features: - with prolonged listening, pain occurs from the landing of the headphones; - when listening at medium volume and noise canceling off, the charge goes away in about 3 hours. In addition, I…

Pros
  • Functionality, application, sound balance
Cons
  • Ergonomics, mediocre microphone, lack of differences in sound with headphones several times cheaper, disgusting service center

Its pros: Without the listed disadvantages, they would be wonderful, otherwise they cause constant irritation and discomfort. With its cons: Again, this has already been posted here. Constantly disconnected, switching tracks, calling the voice assistant. Poor fixation in the ears or simply did not fit anatomically.

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Bad! I am not satisfied with the quality of the product.

Probably the most important disadvantage that puts an end to the expediency of buying these headphones is the spontaneous operation of the touch buttons at sub-zero temperatures. And these are not rare triggers - you just have to go to "frost" (even -1) and the buttons start to work until the headphones turn off by themselves. Attention, not a marriage! I contacted B&W support, where they honestly answered that the operation of the headphones is guaranteed only in the temperature range of 0-40…

Pros
  • Very good sound quality. The headphones themselves are made of very high quality, it is pleasant to hold them in your hands. The shape itself is thought out, ideally suited to the structure of my ear.
Cons
  • Spontaneous operation of the touch buttons at sub-zero temperatures. Cheap, poor quality case. Weak radio module - loses connection with Apple devices. Very weak application, few settings, no way to turn off the touch buttons.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent Wireless Headphones for Photo-taking

As my tests showed, these wireless headphones offer superb audio quality and noise-cancellation features for photographers on the move. The battery life is also impressive, lasting well beyond a full day of photo-taking. However, the headphones could be more affordable for casual users.

Pros
  • Excellent audio quality and noise-cancellation, impressive battery life.
Cons
  • Somewhat expensive for casual users.

Revainrating 1 out of 5

It can't be worse! A waste of money.

Yesterday I became a happy owner of PI5. I listened to Dr Head - the only TWS with a normal sound turned out to be, everything else is not even close (PI7 was not available, mb they are even a little better). I used to go for 2 years with a rim around my neck (RHA MA750), yes - there in that category the sound of most models is many times better, there thousands for 10-11 will sound like these for 19, but this rim infuriates sho kapets. Plus, there are problems with both wired headphones such…

Pros
  • Very good sound for TWS, at the level of good headphones. Unless you're some kind of wild audiophile, there's more than enough sound in these headphones. They withstand any hard electronics (many models on it wheezed, including headphones), calm music is also wonderful in them. The connection to devices was thought out, on the android a window appeared like on iPhones when connecting airpods. Pointless, but nice. They sit well in the ears, there is no feeling that they will fall out. It seems like a normal microphone, before that, on headphones with a rim, everyone complained that they couldn’t hear me, there are no such problems here.
Cons
  • Very strange and bad noise cancellation. The noise does not completely suppress, moreover, if there is silence around, then some kind of white noise is heard. But I wouldn’t say that you can’t hear the difference, it still crushes large street noise. But there is a big problem with it - if you listen loudly (the last 2 divisions) of audio with noise reduction turned on, the audio starts to fart, sound like bass boosted, and so on. I noticed this back in the store, I decided to score it, since in principle it makes no sense to constantly use noise reduction (the headphones sit well and external noise is not particularly audible when loud music is on, and when listening to calm music, there are obviously no problems with bass-busted), but the fact itself unpleasant. Pass-through does not work well and does not turn on from the headphones (only manually through the application). Bad - it means metal is added to all external sound, as if you hear everything around, synthesized by Griffin Lim. And okay, again, it would be possible to score, as well as with noise reduction and not use it, but this function is turned on automatically during any calls (he managed not only to recognize it in the messenger, he turned it on when I was in the browser from a macbook via google meet phoned) and did not turn it off at all. The head after 15 minutes of this function begins to ache. Headphones are not friendly with Apple technology. Here they wrote above about the fact that on the iPhone the interlocutors hear themselves, the same thing happened on the MacBook. The truth began to bug not immediately, but some time after the start of the call. I called up on android in different applications and places, I never caught this, obviously a software problem. The in-ear seat sensor does not work at all. It's impossible to listen to him at all, when walking, he stupidly turns the music on and off in a second. Today I caught an uprising of headphones against me - they started switching music, turning on an assistant, not responding to pressing, etc., until I put it in and pulled it out of the case, nothing was fixed. It was strange, but I caught it only once, I hope this will not appear often.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

An ideal product for any type of consumer.

One of the first in 2022 bought these headphones in May. Been waiting for this product since the first AirPods. Great headphones. First, the sound. I was afraid that due to the lack of wires it would be worse, but this did not happen. Akin to a wired B&W C5. There is bass, it is quite intelligent, it does not sag at volume. The genres more or less all sound good, the detailing of individual compositions pleases. Some sounds that I can't hear in other headphones (AirPods Pro) or speakers (B&W…

Pros
  • - Cool sound (the most important thing for any headphones) - Design - Proprietary application - Noise suppression - Convenient control - Fast bluetooth connection with iOs - Cool case
Cons
  • One. Personally, I do not feel comfortable talking on the phone in them. This is due to the design of earplugs, they are all (regardless of the brand) not very suitable for conversations. These are still musical headphones. I thought noise reduction would help, but when communicating it is not very useful.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A nice option for the money, one of the best deals.

I didn’t make any shortcomings, but there are some pitfalls, ear detection works when you correct the earpiece and stops the music (you can turn off the function in the application), I encountered this problem several times in the gym, but this nuance does not bother me much. Also, when you remove the earphone, the music sometimes does not pause. The headphone case is rustic, and not visually, but tactilely, I would like more monumentality, the lid seems flimsy.

Pros
  • First of all, the sound, the balance of frequencies, the scene, the detail, I was very pleased. Comfortable fit, interesting design. Good noise reduction and transparency mode.
Cons
  • The b&w app is kind of flawed.