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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless

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User ratings:
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48 user ratings
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Consumer ratings:
4.3 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • fantastic-looking and excellent sounding
  • best features and excellent audio performance
  • supremely well-built with a fantastic design and luxurious feel

Cons

  • been rather slow to adopt Bluetooth wireless audio
  • music when it loses its Bluetooth signal
  • occasional dropouts

Key specs

  • 22 Ω
  • , 109 dB
  • 10, 20000 Hz
  • Closed
  • Stereo
  • Over-Ear
  • Wired & Wireless

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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless - Pros & Cons

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless

Pros

  • fantastic-looking and excellent sounding
  • best features and excellent audio performance
  • supremely well-built with a fantastic design and luxurious feel
  • Pairing was straightforward and painless
  • Clear and powerful sound stage Solid detail
  • very thick
  • punchy sound with a rich tone
  • comfort is fairly good for an on-ear set
  • robust
  • intelligent
  • comfortable

Cons

  • been rather slow to adopt Bluetooth wireless audio
  • music when it loses its Bluetooth signal
  • occasional dropouts
  • disconnections and other audio glitches
  • It s still weird talking on the phone with headphones
  • Wireless headphones are not unique anymore
  • Have the P5 speakers been upgraded again
  • heavy electric guitars
  • P5 shut down after a few minutes of idle time
  • out of the box the headband is a little tight
  • The sound never became muddy or lacking in depth

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless - Technical Overview

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IconDriver size
40 mm
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Hauppauge XFones
Driver size: 400 mm
IconImpedance
22 Ω
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Stax SR-L500
Impedance: 145000 Ω
IconWeight
213 g
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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless - Full Specifications

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Technical details
Sound outputStereo
StyleOver-Ear
Connectivity technologyWired & Wireless
Headset (integrated/enclosed microphone)yes
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Dimensions
Weight7.51 oz
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Microphone
Microphone inyes
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Features
Playback controlsyes
Buttons
  • Answer button
  • Next song
  • Play/Pause
  • Previous song
  • Volume
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Acoustic designClosed
Attachment typeHeadband
Body material
  • Foam
  • Leather
  • Nylon
CategoryTravel and Commuting
Foldableyes
Noise isolatingyes
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Sound
Impedance22.0 Ω
Sensitivity< 109
Frequency range10 - 20000
Diaphragm diameter1.2 in
Driver technologyDynamic
Driver size1.57 in
Total harmonic distortion (THD)0.4 %
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Connectivity
Inputs supportedBluetooth
Cable length1.2
Audio streaming via bluetooth
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
Bluetooth version4.1
Bluetooth profileAAC
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Wireless connectionBluetooth
USByes
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
Detachable cableyes
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Power
Battery operatedyes
Battery technologyLithium
Battery recharge time3.0 h
Battery life17.0 h
Charging via USByes
Power handling capacity50.0 mW

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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers & Wilkins - Editorial Reviews (28)

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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Review: Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless bluetooth headphones are expensive but exquisite
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Digital Spy
Published: 27.09.2015
Review: Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless bluetooth headphones are expensive but exquisite

High-end Bluetooth audio technology makes cutting the cable a treat.

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Headphones Review
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Gadgetmac
Published: 28.03.2016
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Headphones Review

We're no strangers to high-end headphones, so when Bowers &amp; Wilkins sent over its latest wireless headphones, we knew we were in for a special treat. The P5 Wireless &nbsp;are an icon brought back to the 21st century. These closed-back on-ear headphones are the wireless version of Bower

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers & Wilkins' First Wireless Headphones Are Brilliant, Except For One Thing
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Gizmodo Australia
Published: 31.12.2015
Bowers & Wilkins' First Wireless Headphones Are Brilliant, Except For One Thing

I don’t usually like on-ear headphones. It’s mostly a comfort thing — that and the loner desire to close myself off from the outside world. But when I heard that the beloved Bowers & Wilkins P5 on-ear headphones were going wireless, I had to try them, and there’s plenty to...

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Review: B&W P5 Wireless headphones offer crisp and clear cable-free listening
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New Atlas
Published: 30.09.2015
Review: B&W P5 Wireless headphones offer crisp and clear cable-free listening

Many companies have leaped gleefully into the choppy, Bluetooth-tinted waters of personal wireless listening, but Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) has made a more measured entry. Citing advancements in Bluetooth technology, namely the aptX standard, the British firm has felt compelled to join the party,…

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphone review – The Gadgeteer
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The Gadgeteer
Published: 09.01.2016
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphone review – The Gadgeteer
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bose SoundLink II, Beats Studio, Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Headphones Review
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MakeUseOf
Published: 18.04.2016
Bose SoundLink II, Beats Studio, Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Headphones Review
4.5

We compare the Bose SoundLink II, Beats Studio Wireless and B&W P5 Wireless Bluetooth headphones.

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Protected: Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Headphones Review
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Chip Chick
Published: 12.08.2015
Protected: Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Headphones Review

We loved Bowers &amp; Wilkins P5 Series 2 headphones, and now Bowers has done us a solid by making them available as wireless headphones too. Like the wired model, the headphones sport a closed-back design

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers and Wilkins P5 Wireless review
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SoundGuys
Published: 09.10.2017
Bowers and Wilkins P5 Wireless review
4.3

Luxurious, comfortable, and expensive

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphone review
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Good Gear Guide
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphone review
4.3

Has going wireless come at the expense of B&W's signature sound?

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphones review: So expensive, so good
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Macworld
Published: 04.05.2016
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphones review: So expensive, so good
2.3

This could be the best sounding set of wireless on-ear headphones that you’ll ever clamp to your skull. If you can afford it.

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Home review
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whathifi
Published: 10.07.2015
Home review
5.0

Best wireless headphones £200-£300, Awards 2016. Bowers & Wilkins enters the Bluetooth headphone market. Do the B&W P5 Wireless cans have what it takes to compete?

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphones review: So expensive, so good
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Macworld
Published: 03.05.2016
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphones review: So expensive, so good
4.5

This could be the best sounding set of wireless on-ear headphones that you’ll ever clamp to your skull. If you can afford it.

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphones review: top-notch sound that comes at a price
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the Guardian
Published: 14.08.2015
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless headphones review: top-notch sound that comes at a price

British manufacturer’s first wireless headphones are attractive, comfortable and last a long time between charges but connectivity and buttons are a mis-step

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless Bowers & Wilkins P5 Review | The Headphone List
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The Headphone List
Published: 09.06.2014
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Review | The Headphone List

The Bowers & Wilkins P5 is among the priciest of the consumer-grade portables – a luxury gadget for the iPod/iPhone crowd. It is also the one with the most hi-fi pedigree.

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless A top-notch on-ear headphone cuts the cord -- but raises the price
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CNET
Published: 11.08.2015
A top-notch on-ear headphone cuts the cord -- but raises the price

The Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless is an impressive-sounding luxury Bluetooth headphone -- but is it good enough to justify its lofty price.

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