Bowers & Wilkins P5 On-Ear Headphones B&W - Black (discontinued by manufacturer)

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Both products use the same leather from the same source, but being a natural material, there will always be variance. I guess by now I established a point where these look like a million bucks, or maybe a few dollars less since I made the same comment about P7, and P5 is just a scaled down version of it So how do these sound? The P5 Wireless can also be used in passive, wired mode—the left earpad easily twists off, and the included 3.

It’s hard to fault removable and replaceable pads on the off chance that general wear and tear gets the best of them. Get closer to your favourite music wherever you are with B and W P5 Wireless headphones noise-isolating headphones. The all leather/metal construction and the "timeless and vintage" make it a winner in the looks department. Classical-music fans will be happy that the string tone on the P5s has a lot of body and never becomes shrill. I really think this model (it's the series 1, with the earpads of the series 2) is a gem regarding the drivers, they are great speakers, they just need some love, attention to detail, patience with the burn-in and a little help with the magic of the Audyssey app.However, they're not the most comfortable, and the on-ear pads get a little steamy when you sweat a lot. The dampening materials of the P5 help to passively isolate sound and bring out the richness of musical moments such as this. Some sounds even ambient sounds or voices from people speaking in live performances like jazz sessions seems so real sometimes I pull off the P5 to ask my wife if she was speaking to me or look around if there's someone moving in my room.

Headphone measurements require more interpretation than speaker tests and have more of a requirement for subjective testing as a result. I own a pair of those and I can say that to me the P5's easily trounce them and it's not even close. The salvatory clause strikes again, probably: "Specifications are subject to change without notice". with the mod they sounded properly but still not as good as mine do, maybe because that haven't been fully burned in. Any frequency is colored in the same way, so there is not a disjointed rappresentation of the music, you don't hear a super detailed HF and at the same time a boomy undetailed bass for example, nor you need to listen to only one kind of music or just a few tracks which are recorded optimally for your headphone.Their sound is subtle and not fast-paced these cans are for relaxing(as i said) and not for head banging. Audio Quality 4,5 stars (with pjoliver182 mod, without mod 4 stars, see SECOND point above): The sound is on the warm side with very good timbre fidelity, good dynamic and detail but not the champ here especially if you don't do the mod. They looked great, have the iPhone controls, a nice carry case, nice earpads but in the end I found them just too warm sounding, and I could not wear them for long periods as the stitching around the inner pad irritated my ears.