Bowers & Wilkins P5 Headphones - Black (Wired)

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Headphones - Black (Wired)

• Behind P5's natural sound is some of the most advanced technology ever to be put into a set of headphones.. Connectivity Technology: Wired
• Specially developed ultra-linear neodymium magnets and highly optimized Mylar diaphragms keep music sounding rich, pure and incredibly detailed, with no need for artificial adjustments.
• 'Deep' bass. 'Enhanced' treble.

Bowers & Wilkins P5 mobile hi-fi headphones deliver natural, highly-detailed audio on the move. view larger The P5 headphones are the perfect partners for your iPhone, but the interchangeable cable means you can use them with any device. view largerP5 HeadphonesWith P5 mobile hi-fi headphones, the sound you hear is completely natural – as close to the sound of the original recording as we can possibly take you. Bowers & Wilkins call it true sound, and believe that you will know it as soon as you hear it.Noise IsolationA closed-back design with rigid metal faceplates and sealed earpads ensures that all the detail and dynamic range of your music is kept intact, while preserving just enough ambient sound to give you a sense of place. Perfect for listening to music on the go.Luxury MaterialsP5's high-quality sound and luxury materials are supported by smart design and user-friendly features. The Made for iPod cable allows easy control of an iPod, and the microphone facilitates calls on an iPhone. The leather earpads are magnetically attached, and can be quickly removed to swap the supplied cables. The specially designed drive units inside P5 are created to produce as natural, true-to-life sound as possible. view larger P5's earpads are crafted from high-quality leather for a gloriously luxurious fit that aids noise-isolation and audio performance. view largerListen for LongerGimmicky effects like exaggerated bass or artificially enhanced treble quickly become tiring with extended listening. The P5's natural audio performance brings you close to the sound of the original recording, as you were meant to hear it. Which means you can enjoy your favorite music for longer. Which Headphone is Right for You? Bowers & Wilkins P7 Headphones Bowers & Wilkins P5 Headphones Bowers & Wilkins P3 Headphones Bowers & Wilkins C5 Headphones Design Over-Ear On-Ear On-Ear In-Ear Changeable Ear Cushions Yes Yes Yes Yes Foldable Yes Folds flat Yes Carry Case/Pouch Yes Yes Yes Yes iPhone Compatible Yes Yes Yes Yes Weight 290g 195g 130g 20g The control room of Studio 1 at London's Abbey Road Studios, which uses Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series loudspeakers. view larger Nautilus was the result of a five-year research program to create the perfect loudspeaker. Many technologies developed in this project are now found in all Bowers & Wilkins products.view largerBowers & Wilkins HistoryIn leading recording studios around the world, music that will soon be heard everywhere is first heard through Bowers & Wilkins loudspeakers. In London's world-famous Abbey Road Studios, all three main studios use Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series speakers to capture the output of the world's biggest-selling artists.Engineering InnovationEvery discovery Bowers & Wilkins' scientists make in their dedicated Research and Development facility influences how speakers all over the world are designed and built. Technologies such as Nautilus Tapering Tubes and Flowport start life in their high-end loudspeakers, but are also important factors in the likes of Zeppelin Air and their headphone range.Doing it from Day OneWhen John Bowers set up Bowers & Wilkins in 1966, experimentation in sound and recording was escalating rapidly. It was the time of Sergeant Pepper and Pet Sounds, and Bowers had a pioneering spirit to match. His ambition was revolutionary for the day, and remains so: to create a loudspeaker that neither adds nor takes away from the music. Bowers & Wilkins has been exploring the world of sound ever since. And they'll never settle for less than perfection.Related Products from Bowers & Wilkins Bowers & Wilkins Headphones Bowers & Wilkins Wireless Music Systems Bowers & Wilkins Computer Speakers

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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Headphones - Black (Wired)

• I tried 12 different headphones (11 closed back and 1 open back) at around 300 dollars or less (sometimes a bit more with tax/shipping)I tried (not in any particular order):Beyerdynamic DT-1350-80:Sound is great, but clamping is bad and cable is... questionable - might last, might not but they are a bargain.V-Moda M-80:Same as M-100 - but sound quality is not as good... but less expensive. Superb build quality - actually perfect. Fifty percent lifetime warranty cannot be beat by ANYBODY.V-Moda M-100:Got too hot and stuffy feeling for me after a while...hard to explain w/o experiencing it. Sound is very good but not fantastic. Not enough detail in the treble range for me. Would like more mid range definition. Astoundingly great build quality and amazing warranty.AKG K550:I don\'t understand AKG - maybe it needs serious amping...and they are clown-sized IMHO. I know they are supposed to be good, but I don\'t think I have the right equipment to make them sound good. Decent build quality though.AKG Q701:Same as above, but sound is better on these than the 550. Probably great for home use.Grado SR325is [open back]:too much sound leakage and minor comfort issues - superb sound though that I couldn\'t beat in my testing (very subjective of course). I\'d like to get the 225\'s at some point just because I love the Grado sound that much. But I have Senn HD580\'s so I can\'t be greedy :-)Sennheiser Momentum (full sized):I get it - they\'re excellent... but they just bored me - Not a very objective thing to say, but not worth my $300 or more. Very flat, analytical sound - and not forward enough for my personal taste. Beautiful build.PSB M4U 1:Excellent sound but I felt like a Martian (yes, I have been to Mars and met Martians) wearing them - WAY too much plastic on the headband. Great for home use though I guess. Once you\'ve tried others (like the KEF M500) there is no real justification for buying these that I could find. They do sound very good, but don\'t buy into the techno hype with RoomFeel and all of that (IMHO). There are equal and better cans to my ears and I don\'t like the amount of plastic used on these.NAD VISO HP-50:Excellent sound, portability AND comfort, but the right side DID FAIL after only 48 hours. Reviews said it might - if you press the right ear cup plastic against your ear. And they did fail. Same sound (to me) as the PSB. Good build, but not if one side is going to failBeyerdynamic T51P:Superb build quality (90%) and excellent sound. I LOVE these. I worry (as you should too) a bit about the thin wire/cables... One top reviewer said that they \'will break\' eventually if you tug them and they are not detachable - so the cost will be HIGH. The comfort is fantastic and the sound is great. Treat them gently if you get them. The rest of the build is superb aside from the very thin cables.B&W P5:These headphones are gorgeous to look at and to hold and you can’t complain one bit about the build quality. I just found that the sound was extremely mediocre. No, I can’t explain what that means except that the bass wasn’t clear or interesting and the highs were lacking. The mids were very, very good though. Using my FiiO E07K amp didn’t help either. You can’t really correct for mid range with my equipment at least. I really seriously wouldn’t waste money on these – probably the P7 is really great but too expensive for me for my needs (something portable and that sounds great). I wanted to love these. Alas, I didn’t and they went back. They KEF BLOWS them AWAY.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________KEF M500:I KEPT THESE after having them for a second time. I guess I needed to hear all of the options. It took me several weeks. I got the KEF M500 and they are simply the BEST closed back headphones for $300 or less. In fact, I\'d say that they meet every single requirement that I had (which evolved as I went).They are superbly built (although not as great as the V-Modas in the sense that they are a bit stiffer on first use and less precise to adjust on the head and they don\'t have as many options included in the box or in use - the V-Modas have better cables than anybody and they can let other people plug into the headphones if you want, things like that). They have PHENOMENAL sound - second only to Grados and that isn\'t a fair comparison as you know. Everything is there - BASS, MID, TREBLE - in nearly flawless detail - to my ears. They are superbly comfortable and fold up very small - like an oversized eyeglass case. They are light and they are sound isolating/noise isolating enough for me. They use great materials and I can wear them (literally) for 24 hours straight and not feel a thing. They are ultra-portable and I plan to take them on a family trip in the summer. They come with extra cables - you can use the flat-ribbon like cable with or w/o the i-controls and they have the adapter for the regular stereo plug (6.3mm?) and for a plane.I can\'t say enough good things about them - except that there is NOTHING in the list of the closed back headphones that really comes close to meeting all of my requirements (yes, I know I have mixed \'uses\' in my list). They are spectacular though - and none of the \"only at home\" use headphones (like AKG) even come CLOSE in sound quality to me (just me :-). I think they will last... well... longer than I will probably! Any genre anytime, anywhere. KEF RULES for me.
• I started out a few years ago with a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort Noise Canceling Headphone and they sounded fine to me but fell apart in no time. I sent them off the Bose to be repaired under warranty but they tried to charge me for the work they did. I fought it and won. After that, I kept taping them back together at the point where the headband meets the earpiece until I got tired of doing that and gave up. I liked the sound but didn\'t want to spend that much on another new set of Bose phones so I bought a pair of their Triport headphones. They sounded really good as well but gave out at the same place as the Quiet Comfort ones had, where the earpiece meets the headband. I didn\'t even bother trying to have them repaired, and just taped them up too. Believe it or not, I take very good care of my possessions and I treated those Bose headphones very well but both pairs still fell apart. I know I\'m not the only person that this has happened too either because I found plenty of horror stories online about the same thing happening to other people.Enter the B&W P5\'s...I am so happy that I discovered these phones! I happened to pass by the Apple Store in my local mall and went inside to check out the iPhone now that Verizon has them. I was playing with the iPhone and listening to the music it contained through a pair of the Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) headphones. I was amazed at how good they sounded! I listen to mainly jazz and classical music and that\'s what I was auditioning through the B&Ws. I can tell you that they sound incredibly natural and lifelike; not \"electronicy.\" The wooden instruments sound like wood, not like some synthesized material. They have all the bass you could ever want, but it\'s not exaggerated like most other headphones. If it\'s in the recording you hear it, as if you were there at the studio, but it doesn\'t beat you to death like cheap cans do.As for comfort, I\'m very pleased. I can wear these things for hours without fatigue because again...they just sound so natural and musical. I haven\'t had a problem with hot sweaty ears like some of the reviewers here, but that\'s me. I can also tell you that these babies are built to last. They don\'t have the cheap feel that the Bose phones do. Another point I\'d like to mention is that I haven\'t had a problem wearing my eyeglasses while listening to these headphones. After I put the phones on my head, I simply rest the arms of my glasses on the tops of the ear cups and can spend hours reading without discomfort.I\'m not crazy about the storage bag that comes with them but I guess it will keep the dust off. My wife tells me that if the case had a strap on it, it would look like a purse. Maybe I\'ll start using the case that came with my Bose phones instead. :-D

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