Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless - Bluetooth On-Ear Headphones - Black

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This time, though, we find ourselves sitting up with additional comfort and freedom of movement, because the company has entered the Bluetooth headphone market. Despite the rock-solid construction, the P5 is only marginally heavier than the Phiatons and Monster Beats Solos – quite a feat considering how much more solid the construction of the P5 feels.

I reviewed a number of their headphones in the past, and was always impressed with a quality of leather material, sexy wavy curves of chrome frame attached to earcups, concealed cable attachment (clever, but a bit time consuming), and a sound quality which I found to mimic analog tuning of full size speakers. As before with the original P5s, you get two cables in the box: one with in-line microphone and remote control, one without. However, these qualities will vanish the moment bass kicks in mainly because they lack extension which prevents them from having this sort of airiness and presence to them.I have reviewed a lot of wireless headphones in the past, everything from minimalistic controls or touch controls to controls with individual and exotic buttons. Also even at full height extension, I think P5W model is more appropriate for small and medium heads, while it could be a bit tight if you got a big one on your shoulders. The top end gives bite and attack, while still leaving plenty of breathing space for a song to reach its soaring crescendo. Without a doubt, that is one clever way to attach a cable, but it's not as efficient as just being able to plug in a cable directly, and fiddling with earpads is a bit time consuming. Fit/comfort: Clamping force is quite strong, but the earpads feel very nice and the memory foam does wonders.

The earcups and headband are made out of plastic on the inside, but are covered with luxurious genuine leather on the outside to give them a unique look and feel. Actually, let me reiterate the last statement because unboxing on-ear P5 felt like a deja vu since I already had a pleasure to test and to review its bigger brother: over-ear P7. If used for only an hour or two each day you can enjoy the P5W for weeks without needing to recharge the battery.If the P5’s fit isn’t too tight for you, you’ll be rewarded with audio that’s as luxurious as the P5’s craftsmanship. A blast of Muse's Psycho proves a rousing listen, the headphones maintaining the song's fist-pounding aggression. With a much lighter clamping forces and thicker ear pads the On2 is the more comfortable of the two but there's not much in it.