Almost $500 may seem a lot for a pair of headphones, but you often have to pay significantly more if you want better sound than you get from B&W P7. They are so good that they can compete with much more expensive headphones.
Bowers & Wilkins P7
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Sound Quality - 95%95%
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Features - 80%80%
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Comfort/Usability - 90%90%
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Build Quality - 95%95%
SUMMARY
Better sound for the money is not easy to find. Bowers & Wilkins P7 is simply one of the best headphones you can plug into your smart phone.
Superb sound quality from one of the best headphones we’ve tested in a long time. P7 looks and sounds like a million bucks, though fortunately costing much less. These you can use both outdoors and indoors, and with all kinds of music.
The isolation could have been better, and they only come in black.
Actually, they are more known for their fine speaker, with their characteristic yellow drivers. But British B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) decided to catch on to the growing wave of headphones a couple of years ago. The first model was the critically acclaimed P5, a lightweight and compact closed headphone for portable use.
The new P7 is larger, more comfortable and suitable for both portable and more traditonal use. It sounds a lot better too, so good that we can not think of any other headphone we'd rather have in this price range.
The detachable cable (the pads are attached with magnets) are designed for iPhone, iPad and iPod and have remote control of the music and microphone for phone calls. But P7 can of course be used with any smart phone.
Exactly how good the sound is somewhat depends on your source material recording quality. Some MP3 files sound worse than others, but with AAC files from iTunes (Mastered for iTunes) and uncompressed files, the sound is nothing but a sublime.
One is struck by how open and live music sounds. The detail is immense, while the sound is well balanced and cohesive. P7 has perhaps not the “kick ass” bass lika a pair of Beats, but they are several divisions above in terms of finesse and transparency. The soundstage is more open than in the Sennheiser Momentum and the cohesion is better than on the Grado PS500. There is simply nothing significant to complain about.
Conclusion
Bowers & Wilkins has a winner in the P7. It is one of the most startling headphones we've listened to in years. Flawless quality and great sound makes the P7 well worth the money. You can actually ask why one would pay more if you have a budget of $500 - or more than that. This may be the best purchase you've made in a long time.
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- Sound performance with the P7 is a revelation, delivering a wonderful sense of space, balance and clarity across the entire frequency range.
- Easily fold for compact mobility or for storage in the specially designed carry case.
- Over-ear design and dual cavity cushion ear pads ensure P7 envelopes you in sound while isolating outside sound.
- Made for iPhone remote/microphone cable, plus a generic cable that works with all smartphones, tablets and MP3 players.
- Bowers & Wilkins' P7 Headphones come with a 2-year limited warranty only when purchased from an authorized dealer including Amazon.com.
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