Bowers & Wilkins PI7-CH True Wireless Noise Cancelling In Ear Headphones - Charcoal

After years of searching going through many different premium earbuds and returning them all.. I can honestly say these are absolute killers! The sound is just what I wanted from the price I got them for. £160 as they should be as I’ve paid over £200+ for earbuds that don’t even come close to these bad boys! The comfort is a standout as I couldn’t last half an hour with any Sony or Sennheiser’s in my ears but these provide the comfort and the sound that makes the music more exciting than ever! I love all genres and the killer drivers inside provide you with that crystal clear highs and mids. Noise cancelling is brilliant but what should you expect for the price.. easy touch sensors to switch between the outside world and just you and your music so I do recommend although the app has limited features with noise options. It’s hard to find a flaw with these.. QI wireless charging, excellent noise cancelling, sound is top notch and the comfort is just as comfy as my AirPod Pro’s. One major nitpick is the app. Very limited features and not much leeway to play around with the sound so you have to rely on an equaliser in most music apps to control your sound but you wouldn’t need to do that as these sound amazing without any altering. Honestly can’t recommend these enough. Ignore the reviews about disconnecting and sound cutting out as I’ve never encountered any of these issues and seems to be a lot of Bowers haters out there but happily support Sonys and Senn which imo products are filled with flaws.

I love these. I sent the first pair back having contacted Bowers and Wilkins about excessive sibilance, especially on female voices. I was quite disappointed. I got a replacement pair, having tried another well known make in between. The difference was evident immediately, the previous ones must have been faulty. Having run these for some time (burn in is real folks) I can’t fault them on sound quality, they’re superb. All the usual - good soundstage, separation, clarity, good bass, tightly controlled and not muddy at all. The only gripe might be slightly less battery life in the buds themselves, but at 4 hours, with at least 16 hours of recharge in the case, this has not been a problem. I’ll take a shorter endurance for brilliant sound quality any day. The noise cancellation is as good as any I’ve heard, cutting out most of the noise from my motor mower when doing the lawn. If you’re looking for sound quality in wireless earbuds above anything else, I doubt these can be beaten at the price.

I had high expectations when it comes to B&W products. The B&W PI7 does not disappoint except for one thing and one thing only... its battery life. But before that let's talk audio. Right out of the box, the buds sound pretty good but not amazing. It's the B&W signature tuning that you would expect. Not my 100% prefer sound signature and its app does not have an EQ setting. But man, once you adjusted the eq (if only you are able to, like me, my phone comes with an EQ in its sound setting.), these buds do not disappoint, they will sound like the best earphones you ever had. Superior soundstage and audio quality. Every aspect is on another level than every pair of earphones I ever had/tried (MTW2, B&O EQ, XM4s, MW08, Liberty 3 pro, 75t...). The 24-bit makes everything superbly clear and you will hear every little details in your music like you never before, I kid you not. These sound insanely good and so far they have my favourite sound. The charging case as an audio transmitter is a pretty cool function too, plug the 3.5mm in, and you will be able to hear HiRes audio w/o having to disconnect and pair to another source. I reckon this can be an alternative to the lack of multipoint pairing in this pair (if your another source has a 3.5mm of course). The case itself is 'ok-ish' quality, not top-notch luxurious like the B&O EQ and MW08. It can feel a bit cheap as it is matte-finished, soft to touch plastic. The magnet tho, is strong. If you have slippery/wet fingers, you might find it hard to take out the buds from the case. ANC is pretty good. You may find some reviewers complaining the ANC on these but I will say ANC is pretty good and quite strong (Just 1 level below the XM4s?). When walking down the streets, the pair cancels out most of the engine rumbles and you can barely hear people talking on the street. On a scale of 100, you are probably left with 20-30% of the noise (for XM4s, I'll say 10-15%) depending on how the buds fit. The downside of these? The battery life. It is 2021 now and these only lasted at most 4 hours with ANC on... I mean, Senn's MTW2 which was released around 2 years ago can already do this number, B&W you can do better than this. Some people will find 4hours enough, but some will definitely say that hardly pass the line. Just see this as the trade-off for having a higher transmission rate between the buds. In conclusion, if you want a pair that sits comfortably in your ears (, has the best sound (if you can tune the eq), you value the case as a transmitter, B&W brand itself and you have the money, then you should get these. THEY WON'T LET YOU DOWN (except for the battery life ;))

Beautiful looking buds and very tactile. Great sound when working. Left bud constantly went dead. Reconnecting almost impossible. Not happy when paying so much. B+W clearly recognise problem as a “fix” is documented on their website. It doesn’t fix faulty buds. B+W push problem back to Amazon as retailer. Amazon only offer refund as replacement is now more expensive. Very frustrating so I bought Sony WF-1000XM4 instead. Great product……so far!

I actually sent my other earbuds back (Technics AZ70's) as the range and quality of these is far superior. I have some over-ear headphones that don't sound as good as these earbuds. Highs, mids and lows are all very impressive and might be the only earbuds to have such sound quality (for now). They are a good fit in my ears too. This is purely the only reason I have kept them. The B&W app is also easy to install and create an account for etc.... This is were the good points end. I've worked in IT for 23yrs yet it took me nearly 90minutes of fiddling, unistalling, reinstalling, clearing caches, disabling Bluetooth devices to actually get my Call + Spotify audio to come through the Earbuds. (Samsung Note10). The following morning I removed the buds from the case, put them in my ears and for some reason the software wouldn't transmit again. I could hear the ambient sound but not the music. The ambient sound isn't the best either, it does pick up a lot of wind noise. There are no Audio device options in the software, No EQ, Bass or Treble boosters etc.. . The software will also disconnect your earbuds sporadically whilst listening to things then start again (both on 4G + Wifi). Often the App simply won't find the earbuds.... even when you have music going through them! If you're walking through a crowded area and there are loads of other Bluetooth devices around, I think the software really struggles to trasmit to the earbuds. I stood still and it was fine, I started walking forward and it would get choppy and cut out (local sound source, not streaming). In conclusion, B&W have created a fantastic piece of hardware which I believe is perhaps the best out there. BUT...... the app and software is just terrible. In the end I kept the earbuds and uninstalled the software, I just connect them directly to my Phones Bluetooth. No disconnections and no drops outs since. B&W..... sort out your terrible App!!!

Music has been my trade for over 25 years, we do a take then listen back and invariably it's B+W speakers we listen back to in the box to check how we sound. Most studios in London use B+W speakers. Maybe they supply them FOC for advertising, I don't know, what I do know is that they sound really good. I paid about £200 for these headphones, they sound incredibly good. There's such clarity in all areas of the sound, beautifully balanced and such undiluted bass it's pretty mind blowing. You hear things you've never heard before, you cannot be anything other than really impressed when using them. Using these everyday on the tube and train, I find it amazing you can have such good quality of sound with wireless headphones, also go running with them and so far so good. I read reviews of people complaining about dropouts and lack of battery life. Not experienced any issues in the month or so I've had them. The range isn't that great so you can't go that far away from the source, B+W claim something about quality and bandwidth so maybe that's why. Not an issue if you keep your phone in your pocket, as most people will 99.9% of the time. Battery life will never be a problem unless you're without the case, which you wouldn't be. People aren't realistic with noise cancelling, turning the NC on and off on the tube and you'll hear how it works, which it does well.

So, I’ll start this by saying that I haven’t been plagued with the drop out issues others have had. Totally understand that would be incredibly annoying! But I’ve had no issues at all. I was a little put off because of the general flavour of that across most of the reviews I read. How glad I am that I persevered. So, I’m a self described audiophile (my girlfriend says I’m bit a*al about it all!). I have had a number of sets of wireless buds now (including the award winning Sonys), and it’s no understatement to say these are a cut above. The sound is so pure, and everything is given a sense to breathe, which is quite achievement given how limited ear buds generally are. Beautiful clear treble, true and precise base and just much more detail than I’ve heard in others. Now that does come at a bit of a price, because as an all round package, they probably aren’t as good as others. For instance, as others have said, the noise cancelling isn’t as good as I’ve heard elsewhere. But, for my money, that’s a price worth paying for the purity of sound these units achieve. Very glad I took the leap and assuming you can avoid the drop out problems, a very, very sound investment.

I used to always buy sony ear phones, and almost bought another Sony set, till I came across these. These do cost more than the Sony's ofcourse, but totally worth it! The soundstage feels larger, as good as over the head headphones. Sounds is clear and crisp. The bass is perfect! Well balanced. Noise cancelling is great too. And they are comfortable to wear. Battery life is good. Though the right ear always dies quicker. Preferred using these on a recent 9hour flight, rather than my xm4s.

Je les utilise essentiellement pour la musique mais les appels sont également dr très bonne qualité

Let me start by saying that *sound quality* is paramount for me. I tried my wife’s Airpod Pro’s, not expecting stunning sound quality, but hoping that it would be at least “good enough” and that I would purchase a pair due to their flawless integration with all things in the Apple-verse (yeah, that’s my universe). I found the Airpod Pro’s … clear and clean, and effortless to use. But … I really was not thrilled with the sound quality. So began the search for something significantly better - that led me to these Bowers & Wilkins PI7’s. Like you, reading here, I found contradictory reports. At least one thing in common in almost all reviews was that these sound wonderful (they do!). Unfortunately, some folks reported trouble - difficulty connecting, Bluetooth dropouts, poor signal from the case/transmitter when using them with non-Bluetooth native devices (like an old-era iPod), etc. I almost did not order them, but I’m glad I did. My observations here are based on using the PI7’s with: an iPhone X, Apple TV HD, MacBook Pro ca. 2016, and, yes, an old click-wheel iPod. First things first, I love the sound quality! As with any in-ear monitor, the *fit* is critical. Without a good seal, you will have poor sound - terribly weak bass and other distortions. I have large ears and I use the largest of the three included ear-tips. I recommend using the largest tip that you find comfortable. The PI7 earpieces themselves are a bit large. I have no problem with them, but if you have particularly small ears … you might find they don’t fit comfortably. The only way to know is to try. As long as they fit, and you use the proper size ear-tip (to get a good seal), the sound is glorious! Ok, remember, they are wireless bluetooth earbuds. They are not going to dust the best wired headphones you have ever used. But, really, for what they are, they sound awesome! Any trouble?? A number of folks reported trouble with the sound dropping out. I have not had any such trouble. This may be dependent on the particular devices &/or environment. As long as I stayed close to the broadcasting source, I had *no* dropouts. Now, if I walked across the room, around a corner, etc., then the sound would drop out. Maybe some other earbuds perform better in this respect. But for my use this was a non-issue. Another user reported that when using the case as a transmitter (say with an old iPod), the sound/connection was bad. Again, I have had no trouble here. While typing this I’m listening to a great playlist from my old iPod, being transmitted by the PI7’s case. The sound is wonderful! I use the PI7’s paired to my Apple TV while I’m on the treadmill (an old & noisy one). Between the good fit/seal and the noise cancellation, the sound is excellent. Does the noise cancellation equal the over-ear Bose headphones I’ve used in the past? Probably not. But it is plenty good enough. My use with phone calls has not been extensive; so far, callers have sounded very clear and they have said the same about me. One area where I’ve had a little trouble with the PI7’s is with the Ambient Pass-Through. This is an important feature, allowing external sounds/voices to be “piped-in” with whatever you are otherwise listening to. As other people have commented, you need to use the B&W Headphone App in order to engage this feature. It would be nice if you could trigger it from the earbuds themselves. Additionally, sometimes I found the earbuds “reluctant” to engage the ambient pass-through. I’d have to toggle it a couple times. All in all, though, I love these earbuds! Their operation may be a tad less good than the refined perfection of Apple’s own devices (in the Apple-verse), and there is room for improvement (quick, reliable, on-device engagement of ambient pass-through), but … if you *really* care about sound quality, these are by far the best wireless earbuds I’ve heard at this time. Update 11/16/2021: I had complained about the Ambient Pass-Through toggle (in the app) not always working. Lately, I've had no trouble with it. There *is* a slight delay, switching in either direction. Not sure if this had made me feel it was not switching. In any event, no complaints with that now. Also, though I was happy with the fit of the included ear tips, I ordered a set of Comply tips to try. For me, the Comply tips were no more comfortable than the included tips. However, for me, the sound is much better using the INCLUDED TIPS. This may be ear-shape dependent. But I found that the included tips yielded better bass, overall clarity and richness. So, if you find you are happy with the comfort of the included tips - I'd stop there.

As expected very nice earphones。 The finishing has a sense of luxury. The sound is refined and detailed. The tonal balance is not skewed. Enjoyed listening jazz as well as classical. Once mastered, connection is easy and convenient.

I received it and the seller is the Amazon UK. Saw some reviews that the buds are not worth the price and when I received it, they were not connecting my phone. But when I read the manual, it said to press the small buttons between the buds and it started working. First impression of sound quality was out of this world. Noise cancellation is super extreme silent. I have XM4 and Bose QC buds but this B&W Pi7 are my favorite. Item is new with plastic wrap as well.

He tenido los Sony, Sheinsser Momentumy otra marcas y esos son los que mejor suenan. La batería no es la mejor. Cancelación de ruido increíble.