Review on 🎧 Space Grey Bowers & Wilkins PX5 Wireless On-Ear Headphones with Noise Cancellation by Aneta Sodzik ᠌

Name: 🎧 Space Grey Bowers & Wilkins PX5 Wireless On-Ear Headphones with Noise Cancellation
Item: 🎧 Space Grey Bowers & Wilkins PX5 Wireless On-Ear Headphones with Noise Cancellation
Rating: 5

March 03, 2023

I was surprised by the quality for this price.

Product of the Year by the EISA for 2022–21.
Headphones that can withstand daily use and are light enough to use all the time and still produce a decent sound.
As always, the British accent sounds excellent. (here the audio files can have a good chuckle at the expense of the several hundred thousand dollar worth of gear).
Whereas at home I wear PX, when I'm out and about I switch to PX5.
There are probably comparable options available for the same price (Bang, Dali, Focal, Sony), but they don't quite cut it for me personally even if they were named "Product of the Year" by some industry insider.

Pros

Very lightweight. The hours are perfect for the job. Cushioned earcups. Added aptx adaptive codec support. The battery can be swapped out after some time. Quick charging is possible with a type-c port. Excellent sound quality, a spacious soundstage, with both low and high frequency content. The noise has been reduced without degrading the audio quality. There are actual buttons on the headphones themselves (button travel is so-so). Supports simultaneous pairing with two electronic gadgets. The smartphone app includes a few ambient noises (I have never used it). Including the case.

Cons

The cost is prohibitive. One of the speakers gets criticized for performing poorly in the comments section. The opposite was true in my case. Low-quality mics for using a mobile phone when out and about.