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April 2010
(87%)
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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.
300 list price renders them expensive; tooshort cable.
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Published: 2010-04-16, Author: David , review by: cnet.com
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
Expensive, leather earpads will cause your ears to get steamy on warmer days
B&W's P5s aren't cheap, but they're well built, offer a unique design, rich sound, and a built-in microphone for making calls.
Abstract: by Anthony KershawA buddy of mine is a headphone enthusiast. He’s had more headphones, earphones, noise isolating and ear speakers than I’ve had hot dinners. It did not take him long to pick up the new Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphones....
B&W’s P5 offers full-size sound quality and outstanding passive noise isolation in a truly portable headphone. While a good chunk of the $300 price tag surely goes towards the P5’s design, the result is much more than an attractive appearance: the P5’...
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...
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.
Abstract: Bowers & Wilkins has been extending beyond its usual territories of late, what with iPod docks and desktop USB speakers. Now these P5 headphones arrive, in a very posh box with a quilted black carrycase that closes with a heavy magnetic seal, while the ca...
Bowers & Wilkins make premium equipment at a premium price. But rarely do customers who spend the money come away disappointed, and that goes for the P5 headphones. Amazing sound, comfort and design come at a price, and B&W has shown that it’s worth i...
