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.
Abstract: Bowers and Wilkins are well known for causing quite the stir when it comes to their eye-catching audio hardware. Just think back to the iPod dock mentalism that was the Zeppelin. The P5 noise isolating headphones are then unsurprisingly excellent and a...
Excellent sound quality; good noise-isolation capability; sturdy construction; appealing design; useful in-cable remote control for iPods and the iPhone 3GS
Thin and delicate cable; low end may prove too dominant for some
The Bowers & Wilkins P5 headphones may cost a pretty penny, but they're well-built, look great and sound fantastic. Also, the in-cable remote control is a useful feature for iPod and iPhone users. If you're in the market for some high-end cans that yo...
Excellent design, outstanding sound quality, choice of cables, noise isolation
Cables might be a little thin, price
At five pence under £250 you are making a statement both in style and the depth of your pockets. But the P5 don't make an empty promise. They are fantastic headphones and if you can stretch to the price, they are well worth checking out...
Clear treble and controlled bass. Shut out external noise. Comfy and stylish. iPhone and iPod-friendly
Better audio quality available at this price
Pricey, but the P5s are design icons and very capable to boot ...
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Published: 2010-04-01, Author: Mark , review by: macworld.co.uk
Amazing sound; high level of craftsmanship; super styling; comfortable fit
High price could be off-putting
The Bowers & Wilkins P5 earphones are some of the most impressive cans we've ever heard. They offer the features and clarity that we've only heard from in-ear canal buds before, but are much more comfortable. The only real question mark is the price, whic...
Abstract: The Bowers & Wilkins P5 headphones, its first set of super cans, quietly slipped out into officialdom late last year, but now they’ve finally hit UK shelves. Neighbours unhappy with the noise from your Zeppelin? These might just be the solution.Desp...
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Published: 2010-06-21, Author: David , review by: asia.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, protective carrying case included.
Expensive, leather earpads will cause your ears to get steamy on warmer days.
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Published: 2012-02-23, Author: Pierre , review by: erenumerique.fr
Une esthétique hors norme, Fabrication et finition très luxueuses, Léger, Câbles interchangeables dont un avec microphone, Restitution sonore d'un grand raffinement
Maintien perfectible, Un son manquant de caractère
Le B & W P5 a été un précurseur, initiateur de la tendance pour les casques audiophiles nomades de luxe. Deux ans après son lancement, le casque Bowers & Wilkins reste une référence en matière de design....
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Published: 2012-02-23, Author: Pierre , review by: erenumerique.fr
Abstract: Le marché des casques et écouteurs audio est en pleine expansion, un phénomène accompagné d'une tendance aussi forte que nouvelle : l'engouement du public pour les modèles haut de gamme. Voici un comparatif des meilleurs modèles sortis ces derniers mois. ...
