Testseek.com have collected 85 expert reviews of the Bowers & Wilkins P5 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Bowers & Wilkins P5.
April 2010
(87%)
85 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(84%)
5 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Noise isolation features
Sound quality
Build quality
Incredible sound and isolation
Very comfortable
Cool looking
Very well made
Excellent audio performance. Extremely comfortable. Handsome design and carrying case. Relatively lightweight. Equipped with iPhone/iPod in-line remote control.
Powerful audio performance with deep bass response and excellent detail in the highs. Luxurious
Comfortable design with lots of leather. Inline remote and microphone.
Fantastic audio performance with rich
Articulate lows and crystal clear highs. Smart
Handsome design with secure
Comfortable fit. Wired
Passive mode automatically shuts off battery.
Wonderful for a full range of sound
The P5 headphones emit brilliant highs
Mids and lows.
Excellent build quality and rich
Well-balanced sound
Removable earpads
Built-in mic and volume control turns the P5 into a headset for compatible iPhones and iPods
Tight seal shuts out a lot of external noise and headphones don't leak sound
Protectiv
Sounds so sweet
You'll want to rerip your entire music library into lossless files. Memory foam earpads block a ton of ambient noise. Go ahead and wear 'em in public — the lowprofile headphones won't make you look like a ham radio operat...
Exquisite sound
Impeccable design
Decadent comfort.
Awesome sound
Excellent build-quality
In-line mic and remote for controlling an iPod or iPhone. They look great. Absolutely amazing sound. Replaceable cables in case disaster strikes. Over-ear design offers passive noise cancellation. Neutral sound.
The editors didn't like
More support for other (non-Apple) microphone capabilities
Expensive
Expensive. Despite the claim
Offers no noise isolation.
Expensive for an on-ear pair
Expensive. Included cable lacks remote control
The on
Ear design can't give you pounding bass and doesn't protect from ambient noises
But it tries to by sitting very tightly your ear lobes.
Leather earpads will cause your ears to get steamy on warmer days
One small gripe
The tiny subearpad tab that holds the cable in its routing channel is poorly machined and sharp enough to cut the rubber cord jacket. Pricey? Yep. Worth it? No doubt.
300 list price renders them expensive
Tooshort cable.
The cord is wimpy and short. Headphones will be too heavy for some. Expensive.
Published: 2015-07-10, Author: Tim , review by: pcmag.com
Fantastic audio performance with rich, articulate lows and crystal clear highs. Smart, handsome design with secure, comfortable fit. Wired, passive mode automatically shuts off battery.
Expensive. Included cable lacks remote control
The Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless is one of the more expensive Bluetooth headphone pairs on the market for good reason—it delivers brilliant audio in a smart, attractive design...
Published: 2015-07-02, Author: Jeremy , review by: 9to5mac.com
Abstract: Back when white earbuds dominated the market, Beats by Dre proved that mainstream customers were willing to pay $300 for large wired headphones and nearly $400 for wireless versions — even plasticky, overly bassy ones. The subsequent shift towards big hea...
Published: 2014-09-25, Author: Tim , review by: pcmag.com
Powerful audio performance with deep bass response and excellent detail in the highs. Luxurious, comfortable design with lots of leather. Inline remote and microphone.
Expensive for an on-ear pair
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Series 2 is one of the best-sounding on-ear headphone pairs on the market, and its price reflects that....
Published: 2014-09-09, Author: Jeremy , review by: ilounge.com
Bowers & Wilkins stunned us with 2010's P5, a drop-dead gorgeous pair of on-ear headphones made with sheep's leather, chrome, and brushed metal, which it followed up last year with the over-ear model P7. This month, B&W has returned with P5 Series 2 ($300...
In the world of compact, lightweight yet quality headphones, your choices are slim. Whether it be some crazy bass, vibration or treble gimmick, most can't stand up to the Bowers & Wilkins P5 in terms of pure sound quality and design. Regardless of what I...
Abstract: Bower & Wilkins are well-known for their Audio quality with high-end audio products. The B&W P5 mobile Hi-fi headphones do not stray away from that signature status. to put it frankly listening to the Bower & Wilkins P5 headphones are a pure audio treat. ...
The Bowers & Wilkins P5 are simply the best headphones I have ever used and if you can afford them, they are worth every penny. What Others Say about This Headphone heavenCheaper headphones can leave some screaming for a better sound Consumers are ...
Bowers and Wilkins P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphones ReviewThese headphones are manufactured by the Bowers & Wilkins Company, who been making many other products for a few years now and increases product reliability. They are very stunning and extremely ligh...
In-line mic and remote for controlling an iPod or iPhone. They look great. Absolutely amazing sound. Replaceable cables in case disaster strikes. Over-ear design offers passive noise cancellation. Neutral sound.
The cord is wimpy and short. Headphones will be too heavy for some. Expensive.
Bowers & Wilkins P5 headphones aren’t for the audio consumer, they’re for the connoisseur. Everything about the P5s is solid and full -- including the intended audience’s wallets. The $300 price point might be hard to justify on paper, but one listen...
