look at these gorgeous things this is a fine Napa leather trim that's of course memory foam
on the ear pads and diamond cut bright edgings the arms are cast aluminum these are over the
ear headphones from Bowers and Wilkins they are the definition of premium and this particular
special McLaren Edition finish is a whopping 800 could they possibly be worth it let's dive into it
hi I'm Andrew from Abt and this is the Bowers and Wilkins px8 McLaren Edition now this Edition is
eight hundred dollars but you can also get a similarly premium px8 in black or tan finishes
for 700. all versions are expensive all versions use an abundance of Premium materials to look
the part of an expensive headset so do you need to pay seven hundred dollars for a nice pair of
headphones no no absolutely not need is much too strong of a word but do you want to I mean after
listening to them for a little bit I kind of get the Temptation let's talk about it a little bit as
you might have guessed the pricing here doesn't just come from a fancy finish bars and Wilkins
pushed a ton of chips toward making these things sound as premium as they look they're meant as
an upgrade over the already impressive last gen px7s2 inside these guys are two 40 millimeter
Dynamic full range custom carbon drivers a 24-bit digital signal processor that can upscale and
reduce Distortion in just about any audio you throw in it and of course these are compatible
with high-res audio if you have a service that can kick it out it's actually compatible with a number
of Bluetooth codecs to connect to your smart device that houses your music collection AAC
SBC app X as well as aptx adaptive and aptx HD the idea is to make every detail in your music pop to
make every instrument stand out so you get the full scope of the streaming song of your
choice and thanks to the leather headband and memory foam ear cushions yeah they're comfy
during long listening sessions even though they're a little heavier than I expected
taking a tour you have volume buttons here and a multi-function button between that can play and
pause your music skip tracks answer a call Etc the power button is up here on the other side is the
action button that you can customize in the app to switch to noise canceling either turn it on or off
or you can have it activate your phone's digital assistant in case you need to ask Siri or Google
Assistant to make a call let's stick with that app for a second you have some basic EQ controls
here you can set up multi-point connectivity so that you can easily switch between two devices if
your Hi-Fi music is on your computer but you need to take a call on your smartphone you can also
adjust and turn on the wear sensor again it has adjustable sensitivity and this thing will pause
your music after you lift an earpiece and restart it when you let it back onto your head though it's
sometimes a little bit slow to react even with the sensitivity turned up 30 hours of battery
life in here that can quick charge and gain seven hours of playback after just 15 minutes plugged in
They Don't Really fold up but I mean you wouldn't fold a Rembrandt and they do come with a nice
carrying case and let's Circle back to that noise canceling the px8 uses six microphones to gauge
and cancel out the sound of the environment around it it has a built-in transparency mode
or awareness mode too in case you need to hear what's around you while you're wearing them these
features are expected at this price obviously but active noise canceling is still nice to have and
it's reasonably well done here mitigating some sound but not aggressively enough to
create a buzzing that could interfere with your music that's the priority here first and always
the music okay so then the big question do they sound good yeah they really do like I said I see
the appeal playing high-res audio on here is an experience the separation and Clarity are awesome
the bass can shake you a bit but the lyrics are still clear and the guitar is still shown
on even on a bass heavy track such as Madness by Muse every now and then you're testing a product
and you gotta turn to one of your co-workers and be like dude come in and then you hand them
the headphones and make them listen to The Thing this is a dude come here product do you want them
depends on what you're looking for obviously these aren't the value pick these aren't even the way to
go if money is no issue and you want absolutely premium active noise canceling look to the Sony
wh-1000 xm5 for that always a wonderful name and even if you love great sounding music if
you're using a standard streaming service like Spotify without high-res music I really don't
think these make enough of a difference over other flagships at lower prices unless you really like
the Aesthetics so these aren't for everyone but if you do love the Aesthetics and you want high-res
music that sounds fantastic and you have the service to support it then sure these might be
for you these headphones are the equivalent to the top shelf liquor or the extra fancy cut of meat
most folks probably can't tell the difference so the premium over the mid tier doesn't make sense
but if you're a hobbyist those finer details do make a huge difference they
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thank you