Bowers + Wilkins PI7-CH True Wireless Noise Cancelling In Ear Headphones – Charcoal
| Weight: | 68 g |
| Size: | Small |
| Dimensions: | 2.8 x 6 x 5.7 cm; 68 Grams |
| Model: | FP42420 |
| Colour: | Charcoal |
| Batteries Included: | 3 Lithium Polymer batteries required. |
| Colour: | Charcoal |
| Dimensions: | 2.8 x 6 x 5.7 cm; 68 Grams |
| Size: | Small |
They have great sound quality, and they are the most comfortable wireless ear buds that I have used. The ANC is better than my Sony wireless ear buds.
Sonido de muy buena calidad, pero incmodos para hablar, tapan la fluidez del odo. Pero son de muy buena calidad
Probably not the best Bluetooth connection as well as microphone quality (compared to AirPods Pro), but sound quality is incomparably better! Highly recommended for audiophiles!
Don’t get me wrong they’re great headphones. But I’m sort of a B&W fanboy. I have several of their products and have expectations on what their products should sound like. To be fair, they’re ear buds, it’s probably hard to pack all that into an in ear wireless bud. But my expectation of B&W is if it can’t be done perfectly don’t do it at all. I’m disappointed and don’t feel they’re worth $400, I could see $250. The retransmission feature is incredible tho, bravo to B&W for this tech.
I highly enjoyed the sound of these. I will admit the Bose has better sound cancellation, but these work amazing, too. The quality of sound was better, but don’t let other reviewers fool you. They might be listening to bad audio videos on YouTube. When I tried it with my receiver with a record player or even some files on iTunes, it sounds great. The sound was evenly produced with a great mix of high, mid and the low end. Some songs on YouTube sound good but most sound terrible and I bet that’s why people give it a bad review but we all should know the reasoning for that if you’re into audio. Highly recommended if you’re use to Bose earbuds or any others in that price range and wanted a new pair after giving those away.
Excellent pair of in ear headphones. Great sound quality. Volume could go a little higher. iPhone connection takes a minute to learn, but it’s not that difficult to master. Had a pair of high end Bose previously and these are as good if not better.
Ich habe fast alle in ear Kopfhrer auf Preis und Leistung im direktvergkeich getestet. Damals habe ich die von B&W nicht bestellt, da 399 einfach viel zu bertrieben waren. Jetzt fr 269 habe ich den Test nachgeholt und muss sagen klanglich kommen da die Sony WF-1000XM4 ran wobei beide dasselbe Problem haben: Das Lautstrkelevel. Natrlich ist das subjektiv aber im Vergleich zu anderen Kopfhrern reicht mir das nicht aus.
Ich habe bewusst lautete Tracks abgespielt um auch die Qualitt dahingehend zu testen und sie bleibt absolut sauber.
B&W mit fantastischen Sound !
Die Kopfhrer sehen optisch sehr gut aus und sind auch sehr gut verarbeitet .
Am Case wurde vom Material her leider etwas gespart was ich fr den Preis sehr schade finde .
Das connecten mit dem handy ging super easy und machte bei mir keine Probleme.
Die passenden Stpsel aufgezogen und getestet und musste sagen ich war vom Sound sehr begeistert klare Tne nicht zu stark basslastig aber trotzdem present .
Das ANC muss ich gestehen knnte etwas besser sein bzw bin ich besseres gewohnt aber es ist in Ordnung . Die Akkulaufzeit ist auch etwas Verbesserung wrdig .
Aber in groen und ganzen mchte ich sie nicht mehr missen .
Fr 260 find ich es klasse Kopfhrer .
Aber jedes Ohr hat ja anderes empfinden.
Top Produkt! Ich muss gestehen das ich aufgrund meiner Kabelgebundenen Shure SE846 (Kosten ber 1000) sehr verwhnt bin. Ich hatte aber aufgrund der Bequemlichkeit welche fr die Gassi Runde gesucht! Die PI7 sind zwar entfernt der Leistung der SE846 ABER !!! Fr das Geld besser als Sony, Sennheiser oder Bose! Ich kann die Kopfhrer nur absolut empfehlen!
Nun zum eigentlichen: Dem Klang! Hier knnen die B&W eindeutig punkten. Bei den AirPods ist einfach das Problem, dass sie nur an Apple Devices wirklich gut sind. Will man sie woanders verwenden, ist der Klang teilweise recht bescheiden. Hier ist das anders: Satter und klarer Klang, egal an welchem Gert. UND, was der absolute Kaufgrund berhaupt war: Die aptx-Verbindungsmglichkeit. Neben Bluetooth lsst sich das Ladecase auch per USB-C an jede analoge Audioquelle anschlieen, und der Ton wird dort dann per Funk (nicht Bluetooth) an die Kopfhrer weitergeleitet. Dies merkt man auch daran, dass die Reichweite wesentlich eingeschrnkter ist, als ber BT. Der Sound ist ber diesen Modus allerdings bombastisch! Schne, tiefe Bsse, ohne dabei aufdringlich zu sein, und klare dynamische Klnge! Per Kabel lassen sich die Kopfhrer sogar mit der heimischen Anlage verbinden, was genau die Intention meiner Entscheidung war. Somit kann man wirklich alles aus den kleinen Kopfhrern herausholen und schlagen m.E. die Konkurrenz um Lngen! Meine absoluten Favoriten und bekommen daher von mir die volle Punktzahl!
Sorry aber ich muss es so deutlich sagen, wenn eure technische Kompetenz nicht ausreicht und eure periphere Technik aus 2008 stammt, ist das noch lange kein Grund dem Produkt die Schuld zu geben.
Vielleicht sollte den alten Hifi-Greisen langsam klar werden, dass nicht nur Lautsprecher entscheidend sind sondern auch die Technik drum herum.
An alle aus diesem Jahrtausend:
Getestet mit aktuellem Bluetooth und einem One Plus 10 Pro.
Es gibt keine Verbindungsprobleme und die Reichweite zum Smartphone liegt ca bei 7 Metern und ist damit vllig ausreichend.
They sound fantastic. The features are fun. It’s nice to know I can plug my headphone case in anywhere if I want to use my buds. This comes in handy in situations like foreign museum tours, airplane arm rests, listening to your one friend with a bunch of ipods ipod. Wireless use of that old discman or walkman. Computers without bluetooth. It solves a question few ask or care about, but I see how it could come in handy that one time you remember to bring the headphone jack to USB C cable to plug it in.
The bluetooth cuts in and out, and sometimes doesn’t pair. But then it doesn’t have that problem for a while and you forget it even happens. Good value at a sale price. At full MSRP I would pass.
– Fantastic sound: Big and large sound with deep and powerful bass. Worth the price!
– Uneven battery life: The earbud that is remove first from the charge case becomes the “master”, the other one is considered the “slave” earbud. The “master” earbud battery life will drain faster (15-20%). Resetting the earbuds is usually solving somehow the issue but that’s a bit disappointing.
– Noise cancellation: Good quality and adjustable from the app. Not the best but decent enough.
– Bowers & Wilkins smartphone app: Helpful to switch the source and adjust the noise cancellation. Not as snappy as any Apple apps for sure but decent.
– Earbuds: Very comfortable. Stay in place.
– Charge case: Bigger than the competition. Very strong magnets are keeping the earbuds secured inside. I wish there was options to purchase a silicone protection cover for the case.
Sound quality so good that you’d swear it’s wired! Clear mids, strong bass, and natural highs. The volume could go a bit higher but it’s suitable for most. The app is crap and not what you’d expect from B&W. No real controls, just basically used for set up. Buy it for the sound quality above all else!
No recomiendo para iPhone, es cierto que tiene un buen sonido, pero mejor va en dispositivos android y computadoras windows, la cancelacin de ruido es nico y para mi parecer es mejor que los air pods de apple, pero recomiendo usar estos aparatos en un android o Windows!
These earbuds are my first official purchase in the true wireless earbud market. That being said, I have listened to a few pairs that are widespread such as Airpods, Bose, Beats, Galaxy Buds etc. and can tell you these out do all those in terms of sound by a noticeable margin. I do experience the infamous dropped connection issue from time to time and had to replace my first pair as they wouldnt connect to my phone at all. Battery life hasnt been an issue for me at all but, I can see how it woupd be if I used them all day. Comfort level is great on these. Forgot I had them in-ear one night and fell asleep. Noise cancellation is okay. Nothing to write home about. Coming from an IEM user, I figure most earbuds won’t come close to that performance either way.
Wie aber oben schon erwhnt, haben die in in-ears einfach nicht gepasst. Ich wei nicht ob es an der lnglichen Form liegt oder an was anderem. Grundstzlich benutze ich meine eigenen foams, die auch gepasst haben aber der Sitz war leider nicht gut. Auch deswegen, kann ich nicht zu dem NC sagen, weil ich kaum einen Unterschied gemerkt habe.
Dennoch gebe ich den Kopfhrern 4 Sterne. Die App, die Soundqualitt, die einfache Bedienung und die Qualitt rechtfertigen die 4 Sterne definitiv. Lediglich der schlechte Sitz im Ohr ist ein groer Nachteil.
Ho restituito quello altro perche no vanno bene ho avuto tanti problemi .. Adesso e arrivato quello sostituito non ho Parola suona veramente bello volume un
Po basso rispetto a sony xm4 e bose pero a me non mi interessa .. A Me mi interessa della qualit del audio ..Ottimo yesssss grazie Grazie Amazo
Okay, so I did purchase this pair as a used pair on prime days, so the price was half the cost, compared to a new pair. Maybe I was lucky, but although the item condition was not “very good”, but only “good” , the only drawback, was the missing rubber-tips. No biggie for me, as I have a lot of spares.
Case and the earphones themselves, are without scratches and bumps, and did arrive fully updating, regarding the firmware.
I have several wireless earphones from b&o , also their newest EX , which is the same price as these pi7’s from b&w . And I did not expect the pi7 to be as crisp sounding as my EX’s .
Boy, I was in for a treat . Though a bit heavy on the bass, compared to the EX , the ip7 are the bomb!
They get a little louder than the EX , and the heavier bass, is never too much, i think.
Also the ANC are stronger than on EX, which surprised me, as I did not expect that at all. Mostly because youtube reviews showed poor ANC and way to much bass.
Bottom-line: If you can purchase these for around 250-300 , you will get the absolute best tws’s .
Do I think they’re worth 400 : Maybe , but I wouldn’t pay that much , as :
1) I can live fine with a used pair
2) The battery life is only 4 hours
3) Bluetooth connection drops quick, so you need your phone close
4) No volume control gesture , so also here , you need to have you’re phone close 😉
Bought these on Amazon day so got a serious amount off them. I have re ad some of the other reviews, and quite frankly I absolutely love them.
The sound quality is amazing. The build quality is top notch. The case is a great design.
There is one down side, but I won’t minus a star for it, but I think Bowers and Wilkins should really take note on this. The app for these is a complete waist of time.
Recommendation to everyone if you purchase these just use them on Bluetooth don’t down load the app. It’s woefully bad.
Tonqualitt ist einfach gesagt richtig richtig gut. Mit den mitgelieferten Eartips saen die Buds nicht richtig fest an, sodass die Tonqualitt darunter litt. Ich habe deshalb meine eigenen eartips drangemacht: AZLA SednaEarfit Xelastec und nun halten diese bombenfest. Da die Pi7 auch von der Gre nicht zu wuchtig sind, sind diese in Kombination mit den Eartips so bequem,dass ich diese kaum bemerke.
Ich besitze selber viele verschiedene Earbuds und Kopfhrer wie zB. Sony wf-xm3, Sony wf-xm4, Samsung buds plus, Sennheiser MW2, Galaxy beans etc. und war wirklich positiv berrascht.
Die Pi7 spielen sehr detailliert, Bsse werden sauber und kraftvoll mit Punch wiedergegeben, Hhen sind sehr klar. Bis jetzt sind die Pi7 die Buds mit den besten Sound.
Negatives:
Leider haben die Pi7 viele Macken, die auf jeden Fall zu erwhnen sind, bevor man sie kaufen mchte.
Die Pi7 funktionieren mit einem Master-Slave System. Je nachdem welcher Bud (links oder rechts) zuerst entnommen wurde, wird zum Master. Aus diesem Grund gibt es einen ungleichen Akku Verbrauch der beiden Buds.
Es gibt eine hauseigene App die jedoch schon im Google/ Apple playstore schlechte Bewertungen hat. Grund ist wahrscheinlich auch die rudimentre Funktion. In der App kann man lediglich Transparent Mode und ANC ein und ausschalten. Einen Equalizer bietet die App leider auch nicht an. Es scheint auch, dass es seit Release keine neuen Software Updates gibt. Version Nummer ist immer noch: 1.0.9
Bei 400 Euro UVP ist das schon sehr schlecht, zumal andere Firmen wie Sony & Sennheiser regelmige Updates bringen.
ANC und Transparent Mode sind mittelmig gut. Im Vergleich zu den Sony wf-xm4 sind die sogar schlecht. In der App kann man ANC und Transparent Mode gleichzeitig anmachen, was natrlich sinnlos ist. Dabei passiert es oft, dass die Tonqualitt auf einmal sehr schlecht wird, sodass man ANC und den Transparent Mode ausschalten muss (oder Bluetooth neu verbinden), damit der Ton wieder normal abgespielt wird.
Obwohl es doch einige Probleme mit den Pi7 gibt, sind es dennoch meine Lieblingsbuds frs Musik spielen geworden. Fr das reine Musik hren mit ANC und Transparent Mode off, kann ich die Pi7 stark empfehlen. Wer lieber einen Allrounder haben mchte, ist mit den Sony WF -xm4 bestens bedient. Mit den richtigen Eartips sind diese in jeder Situation sehr souvern.
Weil ich die Pi7 vergnstigt bekommen habe, vergebe ich fr Preis Leistung eine 4/5, ansonsten mit den UVP Preisen wre das dann eher eine 2/5.
Tonqualitt: 5/5 Next Level sound, hier mchte man am liebsten all seine Lieder noch einmal mit den Pi7 abspielen, um Details zu hren, die man normalerweise kaum wahrgenommen hat.
Das ANC finde ich nicht so dolle, es macht den Ton etwas dumpf, allerdings brauche es fast nie. Das Lade-Case wirkt haptisch etwas billig, bietet aber die tolle Mglichkeit, die InEars an analogen Audiogerten nutzen zu knnen, zudem hat es eine Schnellladefunktion, auch ber Induktion. Nun ja, die APP ist auch nicht der Weisheit letzter Schluss
Da die Stpsel aber ein unvergleichliches Hrerlebnis bieten, sehe ich ber alles andere hinweg und vergebe 5 Stars aus berzeugung
Pros:
– Sound quality is phenomenal – I have Jabra Elites at about the same price point and the sound here just blows them away.
– Fit, even in my baby ears, is spot on once I swapped to the small ear pieces
– Battery life is fine
– Wearing during a typical, weights-oriented workout is fine – if you’re doing HIIT or plyometrics, you’ll want something that’ll anchor the buds to your ears
Cons:
– The BT setup took an extra step – you definitely should download the B&W app if you get these. If you wan’t overpriced plug-n-play and have an iPhone, get Air Pods.
– I debated whether to put this here or not…they do NOT get very loud, even when my phone is at max volume. They get plenty loud but I like the fact that I can’t destroy my ears (with super loud volume) when wearing these things the same way I can w/ the Jabras. The only reason I list this as a con is because the buyer should be able to hear their music at whatever volume they want. So if you like having your music completely cranked up, these aren’t for you. However, you’ll likely no where near get the same sound quality unless you go up the ladder in price.
Nothing touches the sound quality of the PI7s at <$300. Nothing.
After years of searching going through many different premium earbuds and returning them all.. I can honestly say these are absolute killers! The sound is just what I wanted from the price I got them for. 160 as they should be as I’ve paid over 200+ for earbuds that don’t even come close to these bad boys!
The comfort is a standout as I couldn’t last half an hour with any Sony or Sennheiser’s in my ears but these provide the comfort and the sound that makes the music more exciting than ever! I love all genres and the killer drivers inside provide you with that crystal clear highs and mids.
Noise cancelling is brilliant but what should you expect for the price.. easy touch sensors to switch between the outside world and just you and your music so I do recommend although the app has limited features with noise options.
It’s hard to find a flaw with these.. QI wireless charging, excellent noise cancelling, sound is top notch and the comfort is just as comfy as my AirPod Pro’s.
One major nitpick is the app. Very limited features and not much leeway to play around with the sound so you have to rely on an equaliser in most music apps to control your sound but you wouldn’t need to do that as these sound amazing without any altering.
Honestly can’t recommend these enough. Ignore the reviews about disconnecting and sound cutting out as I’ve never encountered any of these issues and seems to be a lot of Bowers haters out there but happily support Sonys and Senn which imo products are filled with flaws.
iPhone niestety nie obsuguje ldac, jednak po podczeniu do MacBook Pro przez USB C sycha jako dwiku. Posiadam rwnie AirPods Pro i Sony WF-1000XM4, jednak najbardziej polecam b&w. Problem z zasigiem nie wystpuje, uywam ich ostatnio bardzo duo. 16-18 godzin dziennie rednio w ostatnich tygodniach. Zmieniem tylko gumki na Comply, ktre moje uszy znosz zdecydowanie lepiej.
Jak najbardziej polecam.
Have had many ear buds before, usually for sport. These are the first for purely listening to music.
Easy to connect to both iphone and Astell & Kern DMP.
Pop them in and twist and the sound is very good.
Never as good as over ears headphones, but for enjoying music in most environments these are superb.
Can go loud, but still clear sound.
If you’re like me and:
1. Would never listen to earbuds for more than 4hrs at a time.
2. Don’t mind the occasional 1 second disconnection
3. Don’t need to listen 10 meters away from your main device
4. Don’t mind the constant reminders by this pair that they’re basically an unfinished product.
5. Care a lot about fun sound
Then these are the buds for you. They’re inferior to airpods pro in every single metric other than sound quality. You can’t even tell whether active noise cancelling is on or off, but that doesn’t even matter, since they’re meant to be worn in a way that passively cancels 90% of the noise, so the result is the same.
The sound quality is amazing, the sound has a “fun” signature – it’s punchy, and bass-heavy but not overwhelmingly so. They might make you want to dance on the street in a way that airpods simply can’t.
They feel like an unfinished product and their initial price was a bit excessive imo, but I’m happy with the purchase and these are my go-to buds now.
So, I’ll start this by saying that I haven’t been plagued with the drop out issues others have had. Totally understand that would be incredibly annoying! But I’ve had no issues at all. I was a little put off because of the general flavour of that across most of the reviews I read. How glad I am that I persevered.
So, I’m a self described audiophile (my girlfriend says I’m bit a*al about it all!). I have had a number of sets of wireless buds now (including the award winning Sonys), and it’s no understatement to say these are a cut above.
The sound is so pure, and everything is given a sense to breathe, which is quite achievement given how limited ear buds generally are. Beautiful clear treble, true and precise base and just much more detail than I’ve heard in others.
Now that does come at a bit of a price, because as an all round package, they probably aren’t as good as others. For instance, as others have said, the noise cancelling isn’t as good as I’ve heard elsewhere. But, for my money, that’s a price worth paying for the purity of sound these units achieve.
Very glad I took the leap and assuming you can avoid the drop out problems, a very, very sound investment.
Hoher Tragekomfort bei sehr ausgewogenem Klang im gesamten Frequenzspektrum.
Die Geruschunterdrckung ist fr mich neu und funktioniert sehr gut,
Sprache kann sogar passierbar parametriert werden.
Ich kann die Qualitt des “Noise canceling” aber nicht bewerten, weil ich keinen Vergleich habe.
Fantastic earbuds & I’ve tried them all. Only let down is the noise cancelling which isn’t the best compared to Bose QuietComfort & Apple AirPods Pro. The battery life also could be improved BUT if you’re after the best sound, rich punchy bass, clear highs which comes from B&Ws dual drivers then these are the earbuds for you.
Bought these at discount, I don’t buy stuff at full price, if you need buds find ones that are on discount first. These sound great, They are loud enough and bass is awesome. But momentum v2s are great as well. Difference between my momentums and pi7s is that these are more comfy and sound a bit better, but v2s have nicer case and pretty English voice instead of beeps like in PI7 (I’m fairly certain its same voice actress that is the ship computer in elite dangerous). The sennheiser’s also have programmable commands which is awesome because as far as I can tell, PI7 doesn’t have volume control, which is annoying, you have to reach for your phone every time you wanna turn down the sound. Both buds I tried have low range so you pretty much have to carry your phone (I presume) around, especially if you choose the higher quality audio (96000 Hz, oh and make sure it supports aptx and bt 5.1). Build quality seems nice, and I used them both in the shower without issues. If you are choosing between these two, well I kept the pi7, but I was happy with sennheiser’s as well (gave them to my dad). Oh. One more feature pi7 have is that you can plug in your case in aux port and get audio through the case, which can be useful, but you can get a separate device that does the same thing if you need it.
Ich hatte vorher die Soundcore Liberty 3 pro. Die waren schon sehr gut, die PI7 setzen noch einmal ein Hrerlebnis oben drauf. Die sitzen so gut, das eigentlich kein NC notwendig ist. Der Wermutstropfen, dieses Erlebnis gibt es nicht gratis oder gnstig.
Die PI7 haben wirklich einen guten Sound, wenn die Ohrhrer dann mal optimal drin sind. Das Handling mit dem Iphone ist ok, die App – na ja. Gegenber den AirPods pro sind sie etwas voluminser im Sound, aber natrlich schlechter ins IOS eingebunden. Kleine Vorteile und kleine Nachteile, aber auf sehr hohem Niveau.
If sound quality is what your after these are the earphones for you. Strong highs, punchy mids and deep bass. Battery life is not as good as other earphone’s, but all forgotten about as the sound is excellent.
I previously has the Band and Olufsen e8 and would say these are bette
Die In-Ears klingen besser, als alle Kopf-/Ohrhrer die ich bisher gehrt habe. Dafr ist der Preis allerdings auch entsprechend. Man merkt, das B&W etwas vom Lautsprecher- und Kopfhrerbau versteht.
Auch wenn ich einen Equalizer in der App nicht vermisse, wre er in dieser Preisklasse schon zu erwarten.
Die bei einigen Rezensionen bemngelten Verbindungsprobleme kann ich bisher nicht nachvollziehen.
Sie kommen sogar fast an meine 700 – In Ear Monitors (Westone W60) heran, sind mir aber zu basslastig – was ja fr Mainstreamhrer/die Ottonormalverbraucherpreferenz normal ist -, sodass sie vor allem die Mitten zu sehr berlagern. Das ist eher nichts fr Audiophile, die meisten Ottonormalhrer werden es wahrscheinlich eher geil finden.
Zu kritisieren gibt es bei den Pi5 jedoch auch einiges… angefangen bei der Verbindung. So gut und reibungslos die erste Kopplung mit dem Smartphone (S21) auch klappte, um so holpriger wurden die folgenden Verbindungsversuche. Andauern spielte die Musik nur auf einem Kopfhrer, obwohl in der App beide erkannt wurden. Lediglich ein Hard(!)Reset konnte dieses Problem beheben. Seitdem funktionierts grtenteils zuverlssig. Allerdings nur, wenn man in der App die Tragesensoren deaktiviert. Diese sind so beraus empfindlich, dass bei jedem Schritt oder kopfbewegen ein Herausnehmen erkannt wird und die Wiedergabe gestoppt wird.
Anc funktioniert, knnte jedoch etwas strker filtern. Whrend rauschen durch Wind und Strasse recht zuverlssig unterdrckt wird, werden Stimmen o.. nahezu ungefiltert durchgelassen. Kein Weltuntergang aber das geht auf jeden Fall besser. Die Umgebungsdurchschaltung ist brauchbar und wird beim Telefonieren automatisch aktiviert um die eigene Stimme besser zu hren, was mir gut gefallen hat. Auch wenn telefonieren mit den Pi5 nur so mittelprchtig ist. Whrend man selbst sein Gegenber zwar gut versteht, haben mir einige Gesprchspartner berichtet, dass sie ein echo wahrnehmen konnten und Umgebungsgerusche, insbesondere Straenlrm, sehr laut bertragen werden.
Die Touchbedienung ist ok, mehr aber auch nicht. Doppeltippen wird oft nur als einfaches tippen erkannt. Die Funktion der Lautstrkenderung habe ich nicht vermisst.
Das Ladecase ist in Ordnung verarbeitet. Etwas wuchtig im Vergleich zur Konkurrenz, aber passt dennoch gut in jeden Hosen-/Jackentasche. Lediglich beim Deckel bzw. dessen scharnier htte man etwas nachbessern knnen. Dieser wackelt erheblich und ist etwas dnnwandig, was nicht zur ansonsten sehr guten Verarbeitungsqualitt der Pi5 passt.
Wem smarte Features und perfekte Bedienbarkeit wichtig sind, knnte bei den Pi5 etwas enttuscht werden. Im Vergleich zur Konkurrenz hngen B&W in diesem Bereich leider etwas hinterher, auch was den Umfang der App angeht (z.b. Kein eq).
Dieses Manko machen die Pi5 allerdings durch den berragenden Klang 10x wieder gut, und das ist es, worauf es mir persnlich bei Kopfhrern am meisten ankommt.
Sonido Premium, excelente esttica, el sistema de cancelacin de ruido no es de lo mejor pero se compensa con el audio exquisito, totalmente satisfecho!
I’m gonna rapid fire;
Battery – trash | 1/5
Build – decent | 3/5
Features – meh* | 2/5
Sound quality – ok.** | 4/10
* Ambient noise is passable, ANC is basically worthless (it actually affects sound quality so I never use it), and the only other real feature is the case transmitter which is more of a niche gimmick.
** As mentioned the ANC has a noticeable diminish in audio quality, furthermore there isn’t really much difference between the Liberty 3 pro’s and these for technicality. Tuning is ok, if you want neutral inspired basshead tuning it’s basically that. SQ isn’t really representative of the price you pay for these. This could be due to my phone not having Qualcomm adaptive thus it only uses regular aptx.
They do look nice though lol, if you buy headphones for eyes instead of your ears.
Das Model schlgt bis jetzt alles was ich gehrt habe. Wie zb. Sony mx4, Bose, Jabra, Soundcore Liberty 3, beyerdynamic und diverse Samsung buds. Natrlich auch die ganzen Airpods.. Klang mit HD Audio ber Amazon Music Sensationell. Bass Hhen und Mitten perfekt. Das Anc ist bei der Konkurrenz besser. Trotzdem fr Klang Liebhaber beste Wahl.
Other person cannot hear you speaking on phone calls. But beautiful sound quality listening to music. Noice cancellation barely there as a toke
Music from my iPhone and transmitted music from Austell & Kern music playe
Simply the best earbuds you can buy the sound quality is amazing Plugging the box into a stereo or your telly It’s a nice little feature absolutely fantastic
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Good quality
Nice design
Good noise cancellation
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Issue with condition ( not quick for phone to connect with them)
Not recomended to use when you talking
When volume is on max they are not “loud” enough
These are really good, bear in mind however that they are only as good as your phone…..if it can’t transmit in HD then you’re not gonna hear HD. Noise cancelling is also good but only if you have an air tight fit in your ear.
Try them, if you have the right phone and get the right fit then you won’t want to put them down.
Most detailed highs i have heard in TW earbuds. Highs are not as bright as others.
Overall i liked the sound of B&O beoplay EQ and M&D MW08 better. PI7 has better sound stage and seperation between high, low, mids.
As an introduction to say, I have been looking for a very long time and many in-ear sound buds bought, like Sennheiser MT2, B & O E8 sports, and yes are good, but these by Bowers & Wilkins are the absolute top hammer. The sound is crystal clear, the bass very harmonious, no matter if you hear Hard Rock, Classic, Oldis you want to forget everything around yourself, you dive into another world, and feels like in a professional sound studio, hermetically corrected. Of course, I bae this Bowers & Wilkins Buds also linked to the Samsung 8K TV and watched me a movie with Atmos Dolby Sound, it’s breathtaking as the sound effects are played back, as you even doing the good Denon 50 plate Headphone, because it’s There is hardly a difference.
I can highly recommend this Earbuds of Bower & Wilkins are really the best of all three worlds (Sennheiser, B & O, Bowers & Wilkins)
Like you, reading here, I found contradictory reports. At least one thing in common in almost all reviews was that these sound wonderful (they do!). Unfortunately, some folks reported trouble – difficulty connecting, Bluetooth dropouts, poor signal from the case/transmitter when using them with non-Bluetooth native devices (like an old-era iPod), etc. I almost did not order them, but I’m glad I did.
My observations here are based on using the PI7’s with: an iPhone X, Apple TV HD, MacBook Pro ca. 2016, and, yes, an old click-wheel iPod. First things first, I love the sound quality! As with any in-ear monitor, the *fit* is critical. Without a good seal, you will have poor sound – terribly weak bass and other distortions. I have large ears and I use the largest of the three included ear-tips. I recommend using the largest tip that you find comfortable. The PI7 earpieces themselves are a bit large. I have no problem with them, but if you have particularly small ears you might find they don’t fit comfortably. The only way to know is to try.
As long as they fit, and you use the proper size ear-tip (to get a good seal), the sound is glorious! Ok, remember, they are wireless bluetooth earbuds. They are not going to dust the best wired headphones you have ever used. But, really, for what they are, they sound awesome!
Any trouble?? A number of folks reported trouble with the sound dropping out. I have not had any such trouble. This may be dependent on the particular devices &/or environment. As long as I stayed close to the broadcasting source, I had *no* dropouts. Now, if I walked across the room, around a corner, etc., then the sound would drop out. Maybe some other earbuds perform better in this respect. But for my use this was a non-issue. Another user reported that when using the case as a transmitter (say with an old iPod), the sound/connection was bad. Again, I have had no trouble here. While typing this I’m listening to a great playlist from my old iPod, being transmitted by the PI7’s case. The sound is wonderful!
I use the PI7’s paired to my Apple TV while I’m on the treadmill (an old & noisy one). Between the good fit/seal and the noise cancellation, the sound is excellent. Does the noise cancellation equal the over-ear Bose headphones I’ve used in the past? Probably not. But it is plenty good enough.
My use with phone calls has not been extensive; so far, callers have sounded very clear and they have said the same about me.
One area where I’ve had a little trouble with the PI7’s is with the Ambient Pass-Through. This is an important feature, allowing external sounds/voices to be “piped-in” with whatever you are otherwise listening to. As other people have commented, you need to use the B&W Headphone App in order to engage this feature. It would be nice if you could trigger it from the earbuds themselves. Additionally, sometimes I found the earbuds “reluctant” to engage the ambient pass-through. I’d have to toggle it a couple times.
All in all, though, I love these earbuds! Their operation may be a tad less good than the refined perfection of Apple’s own devices (in the Apple-verse), and there is room for improvement (quick, reliable, on-device engagement of ambient pass-through), but if you *really* care about sound quality, these are by far the best wireless earbuds I’ve heard at this time.
Update 11/16/2021: I had complained about the Ambient Pass-Through toggle (in the app) not always working. Lately, I’ve had no trouble with it. There *is* a slight delay, switching in either direction. Not sure if this had made me feel it was not switching. In any event, no complaints with that now. Also, though I was happy with the fit of the included ear tips, I ordered a set of Comply tips to try. For me, the Comply tips were no more comfortable than the included tips. However, for me, the sound is much better using the INCLUDED TIPS. This may be ear-shape dependent. But I found that the included tips yielded better bass, overall clarity and richness. So, if you find you are happy with the comfort of the included tips – I’d stop there.
Are they expensive? No doubt. Worth it. I reckon so. I’m keeping these and will probably send the other brands to the Yavapai Humane Society or the Compassionate Justice thrift stores. On the overall rating I stopped at four stars due to lack of controls and as the instruction manual is barely decipherable — especially for an old geezer such as myself. Battery life has not been established so I left that blank.
I had high expectations when it comes to B&W products. The B&W PI7 does not disappoint except for one thing and one thing only… its battery life. But before that let’s talk audio.
Right out of the box, the buds sound pretty good but not amazing. It’s the B&W signature tuning that you would expect. Not my 100% prefer sound signature and its app does not have an EQ setting. But man, once you adjusted the eq (if only you are able to, like me, my phone comes with an EQ in its sound setting.), these buds do not disappoint, they will sound like the best earphones you ever had. Superior soundstage and audio quality. Every aspect is on another level than every pair of earphones I ever had/tried (MTW2, B&O EQ, XM4s, MW08, Liberty 3 pro, 75t…). The 24-bit makes everything superbly clear and you will hear every little details in your music like you never before, I kid you not. These sound insanely good and so far they have my favourite sound.
The charging case as an audio transmitter is a pretty cool function too, plug the 3.5mm in, and you will be able to hear HiRes audio w/o having to disconnect and pair to another source. I reckon this can be an alternative to the lack of multipoint pairing in this pair (if your another source has a 3.5mm of course). The case itself is ‘ok-ish’ quality, not top-notch luxurious like the B&O EQ and MW08. It can feel a bit cheap as it is matte-finished, soft to touch plastic. The magnet tho, is strong. If you have slippery/wet fingers, you might find it hard to take out the buds from the case.
ANC is pretty good. You may find some reviewers complaining the ANC on these but I will say ANC is pretty good and quite strong (Just 1 level below the XM4s?). When walking down the streets, the pair cancels out most of the engine rumbles and you can barely hear people talking on the street. On a scale of 100, you are probably left with 20-30% of the noise (for XM4s, I’ll say 10-15%) depending on how the buds fit.
The downside of these? The battery life. It is 2021 now and these only lasted at most 4 hours with ANC on… I mean, Senn’s MTW2 which was released around 2 years ago can already do this number, B&W you can do better than this. Some people will find 4hours enough, but some will definitely say that hardly pass the line. Just see this as the trade-off for having a higher transmission rate between the buds.
In conclusion, if you want a pair that sits comfortably in your ears (, has the best sound (if you can tune the eq), you value the case as a transmitter, B&W brand itself and you have the money, then you should get these. THEY WON’T LET YOU DOWN (except for the battery life ;))
Unless you are really into your music the price of these headphones would be hard to justify. I’ve tried many different headphones and find the Bose quiet comfort to be better for noise cancelling,
The alternative to these is the PI5 headphones which I would say was almost exactly the same audio quality for a lot less money.
Good:
Broad range of codecs – these will connect using aptx, aptx HD, aptx LL, aptx Adaptive and the normal BT codecs (SBC, that apple one). Broad range of flexibility.
Case – the case doubles up as a wireless retransmitter for analogue sources (using the provided 3.5mm to usb-c cable) and for digital sources.
Design – these look beautiful, and moreso in the white than the black.
The bad:
Connection issues – as of writing this review, I have experienced issues connecting to certain devices where the PI7s will not connect using the best available codec. This issue has been observed with the Sony NW-WM1A. No Aptx HD when using these two together. This is a known and prevalent issue with others reporting connectivity issues with a whole host of devices. Phones seem to be ok but I would do some research before dropping the dollar if you’re not sure. As of yet there has been no firmware update to address this.
Controls – the passthrough mode which allows some sounds through can only be toggled through the smartphone app. This would be fine if the app was rapid and smooth – but it isn’t.
At the time of writing there are also quality control issues with the battery. I initially had a pair in white that completely discharged after 1 day when the buds were left in the case with the case closed.
The noise cancellation is as good as the BW PX7 from my limited testing. I haven’t been on the train yet with these on.
Battery life varies but on average it is middling.
Overall I recommend these if your priority is sound quality and flexibility and everything else is a nice to have.
Best sound I have heard from wireless earphones. I’m used to Sennheisser Momentum TW2 so wasn’t expecting so much difference
De igual forma recomiendo al vendedor por el gran descuento!
Top quality sound. Way better than anything else I’ve tried (Airpods Pro, Bose Quietcomfort earbuds). Noise isolation and call quality are excellent. Battery life not an issue for me. They are expensive but worth it for the sound quality.
his are the best true wireless headphones that I tested. very nice
I must say I’m blown away with these, first thing I’d say is if you enjoy volume these are your earbuds, secondly bass is clean and punchy, it makes you feel like your in the music. Vocals r cripsy clear and prominent, these are earbuds high quality and noise cancelling isn’t the strongest I’ve ever tested but still blows me away.
The only negative I’d say is there isnt alot of customisation for the controls that you can change unlike jabra and Sony level.
Presides from that you will be blown away with these earbuds, in perspective if they ever broke I’d buy them agai
I have AirPods Max and the B&W PI7 sounds better!
I can’t be any happier with the sound quality.
Call quality is also superb! Again, the best I got by far from any earbuds.
The downside:
– Controls are pretty limited. For example, there is noway to toggle ambient mode without the app
– At high volume level in a noisy environment the sound seem to get some distortion
– No equalizer whatsoever (still they sound great out of the box).
– Battery life could be better at this price poi
can it be turn volume louder ?it seems only control by music player or your phone.
can not find any control on earbud.
the sound is clean. but i will switch to a pair of comply tips the sound might be have more bass. wait and see.
the app sucks, better to use phone yourself to pair the earbuds.
The PI7s have the B&W detailed punchy exciting sound. Its not quite flat but it really is fun. Unlike the AirPods Pro or the Bose version (With the silly long name) these come with bass; its bass forward – not like beats overload – because the rest of the music is bright but there is a bit more bass and it is punchy too. The detail of your music isnt lost though; the soundstage is definitely mostly inside my head but oh the detail. The ominous bass pad sounds in the Expanse theme tune are much more crisp than the Bose headphones I ran it against. My favourite headphone test the Girl from Byakkoya thanks to its brittle harps and dense overlaid sound is very impressive. The best thing about new headphones is going through old favourites and I really like how these sound; after months of hearing them the same way the change makes things feel new.
After the sound its worth noting that when I ordered them I was slightly concerned about the fit. B&W have chosen to use the solid silicone style tips; which in the past I have found cause a pressure problem. The PI7’s tips are soft and the medium size tip sized perfectly. The good fit adds some passive sound isolation; and helps the ANC which isn’t as good as the Bose version. Though unlike any other ANC I have tried it doesn’t seem to make a noticeable difference to the playback and there is no hiss.
The metal tips of the earbuds let you use gesture controls to skip tracks, answer the phone or summon your assistant. They don’t do volume which is a shame.
There is an app; and the PI7 are the first headphones in a while that didn’t immediately apply an update. The app lets you listen to some calming sounds and that is about it.
Callers found the microphones to be a bit quiet. They could hear me and they reportedly did a good job removing the sound of people around me.
Bluetooth pairing on an apple at least is a manual affair – the range is pretty good. I was able to walk 10m from my phone and still hear my music without interruptions.
The battery life is similar to the AirPods; it lasted 3 hours out of the box and charged up quickly in its (very) plastic charging case. The charging case has a lovely trick for users. You can connect computers or analog auto to it and it will transmit it to your earbuds. The USB cable connected to my Mac and I could stream lossless audio by clicking the button on the caes. Its being sold as a feature for travelling as you can connect it to your seat and relay in the plane audio. Ear buds are better for flying – especially if you are in Business or first as you can sleep with them more easily than a big headset. For flying they didn’t include the 2 pin adaptor – that is less an issue on newer planes. The case charges with the USB-C Socket or over QI charging.
The design of the headphones is really nice; and it is carried through to the case. Though the case doesn’t feel anywhere near as nice as the Bose or Apple versions.
For me its about the sound; and I love it. The case’s party trick of being a Dac/ transmitter is a really thoughtful design. If the price doesn’t put you off these really are excellent.