Px7 S3 Noise Cancelling Wireless Over-Ear Headphones, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, Quick Charge, 30 Hours Playback, 8 Built-In Microphones - Anthracite Black

I've been looking for a pair of headphones that do it all for me, that I can buy for a decent price and keep for years to come not needing to swap out to anything else, and these definitely seem the one. B&W have always been sensational when it comes to sound quality, having utilised their speakers in the past, but when it comes to music I enjoy headphones, and although wired will always be superior sound quality, there really isn't much in it when it comes to Bluetooth Vs Wired in these headphones. Sound quality these are exceptional - perfect bass, sensational treble and mid-tones, highs are also not too overwhelming as well. Bluetooth is easy to connect as well with their app, with a built in EQ (which I did utilise) - I found they were fractionally too quiet for me, although tuning the EQ on the app made it perfect, and due to the in-built amp in the headphones, the EQ increase didn't result in any loss of quality, but it would have been nice to be slightly louder out of box. Comfort wise, they are so comfortable - feel so light on the head that you forget they are on, although one slight issue is they are a bit slidy on the head - so jogging with them on is pretty much out of the question on the tightest section. But I didn't buy these for exercise - they are great out and about on a gentle walk or at the shops, and great indoors of course. These headphones do have the option to be utilised wired as well so you can retain that extra margin of quality, and comes with both charging cable and aux (although only USB-C from the headphones themselves). Battery life is incredible - I actually fell asleep with them on and 8 hours later was surprised to be on 45% (started on 67%). Another small downside are the headphone's buttons - honestly they are awful - so small and I can never find them easily (doesn't really matter though as I just use my phone controls, or my PC) but it can be frustrating if you're often utilising the buttons. Honestly cannot really fault these headphones apart from the minor things mentioned - these are the best all-round headphones I've ever used. Superior sound quality with the ease of wireless with minimal loss of quality. Perfect price for the years you'll get out of them - make the jump, it'll save you money in the long run instead of buying cheaper headphones that will break easier in a year.

They are nicely made and feel solid. Out of the box they sound very good, balanced but perhaps with a bias towards bass. I'm happy with the sound but there is a 5 band equaliser in the app if you need it. I find the sound more enjoyable than the Sony WH-1000XM4 and 5 both of which I've owned. I enjoy the PX7 more than my pair of open backed wired headphones driven by a good quality DAC/amp. The exception being the soundstage which isn't as wide but instruments are still well separated within the soundstage. The noise cancelling is effective and better than my Earfun Wave Pro. The Wave Pro worked very well on a plane so I'd expect the PX7 s3 to work at least as well. The ambient mode worked nicely when I did some spoken French lessons - Duolingo was able to recognise the words I spoke with no problem. They are a snug fit over my ears but they might be a bit too snug for some. I've been able to connect via Bluetooth to an iPad, an Android phone and an Amazon Fire Cube. I've connected via the included USB type C cable to both iPad and an Android phone. On the iPad the PX7 sounded better connected via cable, but on the Android device there was little difference. So far the app has worked fine with no glitches. Overall, I like the PX7 S3 a lot. There are places where I wouldn't feel safe wearing expensive kit like the PX7 S3, but for those places my Earfun Wave Pros will fill in nicely.

Let me be totally blunt. These PX7 s3's are a big step up from the PX7 2e's. And they made me wish I hadn't purchased the 2e's. Here's my opinion on the S3's.... 1. As usual, the build quality is exceptional. They're lighter than the 2e's. And better designed for the head. The clamping force is firmer without being uncomfortable. 2. Noise cancelling is not as important in my world. There has to be some outside noise leakage to let me hear things I may want to hear?. The NC works to a point. And it's good enough for me. 3. Battery life is what I expected. Up to 30 hours with NC on is good. I know there are h/phones with longer battery life out there. But how many of you wear your h/phones for the whole of the batteries charge cycle?. I know I don't. So it's a moot point really. The 30 hours are long enough. 4. Sound quality. I'm not a big fan of "graphic EQ's". I find that I constantly fiddle with them to improve sound without the need to. These S3's have a 5 band EQ. But I don't use it. The S3's have a "True Sound" facility in the app. And its very good indeed. The balance of sound is pretty much what I strive for when I'm messing around with said EQ. There is plenty of bass e.g. But it doesn't overpower the mids or highs. And once the "run in" period is reached. The S3's will have a balanced sound. P.s, the volume of these S3's is loud. At 50% they may cause hearing issues?. I'm using my pair at 35% volume, and thats more than enough. 5. The price of these are at a higher end than most other h/phones. But when compared to B&O's e.g. They are reasonable. Apparently the PX8 S2 is to be released later this year. And with Spatial Audio. But also later this year (via an update) the PX7 S3's will be Spatial compatible too. The PX8's are supposed to be B&W's flagship model. But they would have REALLY special to match these S3's. I do highly recommend buying these. Especially when the updates appear later this year.

I purchased a seinnheiser acentum plus a Sony xm6 and now this PX7 S3. Obviously the cheaper option was eliminated in the first trial but I wanted to know if a cheap headphone from a big name company would be a good move. Then comes the Sonys, impeccable ANC (slightly better than the B&W) good not great when it comes to sound even with different 10 band EQ profiles. The XM6 also felt bulkier, weird style with the cups protruding out of my head substantially, people looked at me different on the streets. Well now comes the B&W PX7 S3, low profile so it won't stick out, beautiful design (despite being subjective to the user), amazing build materials with texture, metal and solid buttons. The ear cups has more space so your ears will fit in the cavity instead of being pressed like in the XM6, the drivers are also at an angle so it follows the profile of the ears, ear cups are comfortable and of premium material that are soft but not too compressed against your head. ANC is good but below XM6 BUT remember that the first duty of the headphone is sound AND BOY LET ME TELL YOU, what an amazing experience listening with these. Crisp voices and mid tones, well separated base , great volume. Overall a superior class overall the X6 for sure. 24bit audio over USB C, and Qualcomm codecs for this with the greatest and latest android phones like me. Despite the price believe me those will be a long run kind of headphones.

The sound is really good but they need to improve the ANC as it is less than Sony and Bose. Also, when you wear it for an hour you will feel discomfort.

The best sounding wireless headphones so far. I have used PX8 and PX7 S2, but these are miles ahead of them in terms of sound quality, lesser had pressure and call quality. These are truly audiophile headsets.

Musik begleitet mich ständig, am liebsten über Kopfhörer – so kann ich ungestört und ganz in die Musik eintauchen. Seit Jahren probiere ich immer wieder neue Modelle aus, auf der Suche nach dem für mich perfekten Klang, bequemen Sitz und guter Geräuschunterdrückung, wobei für mich der Fokus auf Klang und Tragekomfort liegt. Mein Musikgeschmack ist breit gefächert, von elektronischen Genres wie Progressive House und Trance bis hin zu Rock, Pop und Klassik. Als Abspielgeräte nutze ich meist mein iPhone 15 Pro oder mein MacBook Pro M1 MAX. Wie immer ist alles subjektiv, daher halte ich mich mit Superlativen zurück, sondern beschreibe meine Beobachtungen. Der Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 ist genial: sehe gut verarbeitet, sehr bequem zu tragen – auch über Stunden und mit Brille – für mich genau der richtige Anpressdruck. Das Noise Cancelling ist gut bis sehr gut, für die U-Bahn, den Bus, den Stadt- und Straßenlärm schon mehr als zufriedenstellend für mich. Die Klangbühne ist breiter als beim Px7 S2e und noch breiter als beim Noch-Flaggschiff Px8. Klanglich gefallen mir besonders der präzise, tiefe Bass (der noch tiefer und kontrollierter geht als bei allen Vorgängermodellen) und die klaren, ausgewogenen Mitten. Letztere werden nie aufdringlich oder unangenehm: Endlich! Denn das war beim Px7 S2e und erst recht beim Px8 noch anders. Die Höhen sind ebenfalls sehr angenehm crisp und nicht zu scharf, da ist jede Menge Sparkle: einfach geil. Was B&W hier obendrein extrem gut gelungen ist, ist der neue 5 Band-EQ. Lange wünschte ich mir mehr Eingriffsmöglichkeit in der App als nur zwei Regler für Bass und Höhen. Endlich ist ein großartiges Refinement möglich. Ich brauche gerne noch etwas mehr Druck tief unten, ohne dabei jedoch die Mitten und Höhen negativ zu beeinflussen. Das ist nun hervorragend gelungen, ohne dass es irgendwie boomy klingt. Der Px7 S3 ist der erste Bluetooth-Kopfhörer, der es mit meiner kabelgebundenen High-End-Lieblingskombi (Meze Liric II + Chord Mojo 2 und spezielles Silberkabel + TIDAL HiRes Audio) aufnehmen kann. Klar klingt diese Kombi nochmal geiler, die ist aber auch nur was für zu Hause. Der Px7 S3 kommt für mich vorrangig mobil zum Einsatz. Der Px7 S3 liefert mir sehr guten Sound, den ich stundenlang genießen kann. Er klingt frei, voluminös, kräftig, sehr angenehm differenziert. Kabelgebunden an TIDAL mit HiRes-Audio verbunden merke ich kaum Verbesserungen; der DSP macht ein gewisses Voodoo und holt selbst aus den popeligsten Bluetooth-Codec SBC und AAC raus, wozu andere Kopfhörer nicht imstande sind. Wer einen Px7 S2e hat und über ein Upgrade nachdenkt, dem kann ich‘s nur empfehlen. Selbst wer einen Px8 hat bekommt mit dem Px7 S3 mehr ausgewogenen und breit gefächerten Sound auf die Ohren. Bleibt abzuwarten, wann der Nachfolger des Px8 kommt und was die Briten ihm alles mitgeben. Nachfolgend ein Roundup zu Kopfhörern, die ich bisher (getestet) hatte und wie ich Sound (S), Tragekomfort (T) und sofern vorhanden das Noise Cancelling (N) miteinander vergleichen würde (max. 10 Punkte für Bestnote): Update Mai 2025: Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 S: 10 T: 10 N: 9 Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 S: 9 (Höhen diffus, enge Bühne, etwas dumpfer als freier Klangeindruck - aber in sich stimmig und angenehm) T: 10 N: 8 Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H100 S: 8 (höhere Mitten für mich leider zu kreischend / anstrengend ansonsten grandioser Detailreichtum) T: 10 N: 9 Apple AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C und MagSafe) S: 10 (für mich am besten mit Equalizer "Rock" am iPhone) T: 9 N: 9 Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e S: 9 (in den Höhen irgendwann anstrengend) T: 10 N: 9 Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S: 8 (in den Höhen schnell anstrengend) T: 10 N: 9 Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 S: 9 T: 6 (sitzt zu locker, kleinste Kopfbewegungen verändern den Sound) N: 9 Sonos Ace S: 7 T: 8 N: 10 Meze Liric S: 9 T: 10 Meze Liric II S: 10 T: 10 FOCAL Celestee S: 8 T: 5 FOCAL Bathys S: 6 (insgesamt eher knöcherner Sound) T: 6 N: 7 Solitaire T+A S: 8 (zu leise am iPhone) T: 10 N: 8 Mark Lewinson No. 5909 S: 4 (Mitten und Höhen zu kreischend) T: 7 N: 4 Sennheiser Momentum 4 S: 8 T: 10 N: 10 Apple AirPods Max S: 5 (echt schwacher Klang und Ohrpolster dürfen nicht verrutschen) T: 4 (schwer und bei leichtem Verrutschen Klangeinbußen) N: 8 Marshall Major IV S: 7 T: 7 Sony WH-1000XM5 S: 6 T: 10 N: 10 Marshall Monitor II S: 5 T: 3 N: 6 Marshall Monitor BT S: 7 T: 8

Le Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S3 sono cuffie wireless che incarnano la filosofia del marchio: unire un design lussuoso a una qualità audio senza compromessi. Le PX7 S3 si distinguono per un'esperienza d'ascolto di livello superiore, pensata per chi cerca il massimo dalla propria musica. ​Design e comfort: ​- Materiali pregiati: pelle e alluminio si fondono in un design elegante e raffinato, che non passa inosservato. ​- Comfort prolungato: l'ergonomia è studiata per garantire il massimo comfort anche durante lunghe sessioni d'ascolto. ​Qualità audio: ​- Suono cristallino: il profilo sonoro è bilanciato e naturale, con bassi potenti ma controllati, medi precisi e alti cristallini. - ​Ampia scena sonora: ogni strumento e ogni sfumatura vocale emergono con chiarezza, creando un'esperienza d'ascolto avvolgente. ​Tecnologia all'avanguardia: il supporto per codec aptX Adaptive e la tecnologia di elaborazione del segnale digitale garantiscono un suono di alta qualità, sia in wireless che con cavo. ​ Cancellazione del rumore (ANC): - ​Efficace: l'ANC è di buon livello (anche se inferiore alle XM6 di Sony) e riesce a isolare efficacemente dai rumori esterni, senza compromettere la qualità audio. ​- Modalità adattiva: la modalità adattiva regola automaticamente l'ANC in base all'ambiente circostante. ​Autonomia e funzionalità: - ​Lunga durata della batteria: fino a 30 ore di riproduzione con una singola carica. ​- Ricarica rapida: 15 minuti di ricarica per 6 ore di ascolto. ​- Connettività multipoint: possibilità di collegare due dispositivi contemporaneamente. ​In conclusione: ​Le Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S3 sono cuffie di fascia alta che offrono un'esperienza d'ascolto eccellente, un design raffinato e un comfort elevato. Se cerchi un paio di cuffie che ti permettano di godere appieno della tua musica, senza compromessi, le PX7 S3 sono un'ottima scelta.