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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.
87010085
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.
Abstract: Walk into any Apple Store, and you will find a number of different headphones hooked up to iPods and iPhones on display. The B&W P5 Mobile HiFi Stereo Headphones will quickly stand out as a handsomely stylish set, but do these live up to their $299.95 ...
Abstract: Bowers and Wilkins (B&W for short) is a long established English manufacturer of audio products, most famously its Nautilus and 800 series loudspeakers. B&W speakers have a history of usage in the making of recordings. As well, they have often been ...
Abstract: Though B&W’s Zeppelin entered the iPod marketplace with the sort of bold, interesting design that polarized potential customers, the company’s three subsequent products—Zeppelin Mini, MM-1, and now P5—have all found ways to bring similar materials int...
Abstract: The rise of in-ear earbuds has full-size headphones feeling like something of a lost art when it comes to mobile devices. But the right headphones can bring your iPhone or iPod audio experience to a level that no earbuds, no matter how well designed, ...
Abstract: The release of B&W's first headphones solidifies its position in the luxury audio goods market. The P5 is sumptuous both in its visual presentation and sonic performance, and it's designed to work well with a wide variety of sources. Although its price m...
For me the B&W P5s were a prayer answered. A true high fidelity closed back headphone that works with the iPod met my portable listening needs perfectly. iPhone users can also spend their time wisely while waiting for that next phone call enjoying the ...
Abstract: Yes amazingness. No it is not a real word, but it is the only way to describe the quality, build, comfort, and sound of the Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) P5 headphones. Quality/build:Here’s the rundown: memory-foam-padded earphones, sheepskin earcups, inte...
Abstract: Yes amazingness. No it is not a real word, but it is the only way to describe the quality, build, comfort, and sound of the Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) P5 headphones.Here’s the rundown: memory-foam-padded earphones, sheepskin earcups, interchangeable cables...
While $299.95 is hardly cheap by today's standards the P5s are far from the most expensive headphones out there today. While you can definitely find headphones for cheap, they're not going to hold a candle in terms of sound quality and style to the P5 ...
