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the Bowers & Wilkins px or BMWs first attempt 10 active noise-cancelling headphones and for the first try they did well the Bowers & Wilkins px sound phenomenal it looked like something franker the architect would have designed but they do have their quirks so the Bowers & Wilkins px right for you or about to find out don't forget to Like comment and subscribe and you can watch some of my other videos here after you know what's in this video let's talk money the Bowers & Wilkins px retail for $400 so they're slightly more expensive than the Sony 1000 XM 2 and the bose qc25 2 well you have two colorways to choose from space gray and soft gold and i have to say they both look great if you want to pick these headphones up I'll have links or description below and I'll keep them updated so you can get the best deal possible unboxing the Bowers & Wilkins px is very similar to unboxing an Apple product you slide the lid off in front and center or the headphones underneath you'll find a diamond weave carrying pouch that looks just as good as the headphones themselves but if you plan on traveling a lot with these headphones I would invest in a hard shell carrying case inside the carrying pouch you'll find some documentation an audio cable and a USB type-c cable and speaking of USB type-c the BMW px or one of the first headphones to actually use the new port instead of a micro USB port like Sony Bose and beat stood on their newest headphones and they should have known better next to the USB type-c port you'll find a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack a little further up you'll also find the power button that you selected turn the headphones on or off and if you press and hold it you'll put the headphones into pairing mode and above that is your noise cancellation button and you'll also find the larger independent volume up and volume down lines and in the center is the multi-purpose button to control your music playback single press to play or pause double press the skipper track triple press to go back a track and press and hold to activate Siri although they are very raised and have great tactile feedback they can be hard to tell apart at times personally I would have preferred if they were textured as well the overall design and build quality of the bow and welkins px is just superb by far these are my favorite looking headphones they look very elegant and people have stopped me to ask me what headphones these were you've got a stainless steel body type ballistic nylon around the ear cups and headband and a braided cable running down the sides of the headphones there a pair of very sturdy and well built headphones the ear cups pivot and swivel very gracefully and headphones can be laid flat but unfortunately they do not fold up regarding the leather around the ear cups in headband when I first got them it felt very cheap and plasticky but after a few days the leather did get softer and smoother but your peasants elves are magnetically attached oh they're super easy to remove and clean and they're just as easy to put back on they literally just snap back into place regarding comfort these headphones are not for everybody especially for people with big heads like me right out of the box these headphones do have a lot of clamping force almost a little more than the Beats Studio threes but after wearing them for a while they do break in but even though depending on these headphones is plush there isn't enough of it so after a while of wearing them I do have some discomfort in the jaw area but that's just me if you have a smaller head you're probably gonna be just fine then your curves themselves are very similar to the bose qc25 twos they do a very good job of encasing your ears and having very little surface area in contact with your head when you have them on the padding also doesn't rest on any portion of your ear like the Sony 1000x and twos or B Studio 3s do and overheating isn't a problem now let's talk about tech specs these headphones are using Bluetooth 4.1 and can be connected to two devices at the same time which is good but since B&W decided to use USB type-c on their headphones i think i would have been cool as well if they decided to use bluetooth 5.0 instead but anyway they're good for about 40 feet of range but unfortunately for Android users these headphones don't have NFC but they do have a PTX HD audio which I feel is more important since Google just announced fast pairing and these headphones also connect to an app which I'll go into in a minute while testing these headphones I did notice there was about a half second latency when watching YouTube videos with them so lips weren't perfectly in sync but it wasn't anything too bad when you powered these headphones up and they connect to your device don't put a time but unfortunately there are no voice prompts or times to tell you when noise cancellation is turned on or off regarding battery life it's pretty average with noise cancellation turned on I've averaged about 24 hours with noise cancellation turned off I've averaged about 30 hours and unfortunately these headphones cannot be used passively so even if you want to use them with a wired connection they still need to be powered on and unfortunately there's no official quick charge so basically don't get caught these headphones with the service and battery the PX also features Bowers & Wilkins our own noise cancellation technology and it's okay it's very good at blocking now constant low-frequency sounds like AC units fans or road noise while you're on the bus but everything else still manages to get in even when the noise cancellation is set to the highest level but when you're playing music you're still in your own little world but these headphones do have a very little cabin pressure and no hissing which is good for people who might want to use them without playing music and in my testing these headphones picked up almost no wind noise even while I was out on the George Washington Bridge getting b-roll these headphones picked up no wind noise which is amazing because for comparison the bose qc25 s are very sensitive to wind noise now when it comes to sound quality dads wear these headphones shine first off they do require a breaking period but afterwards they do live up to the height that were very even sound signature which is what audiophiles for her they have deep bass very well defined mids and the highs are very crisp and there's no noticeable sign distortion at higher volumes a few these headphones are best suited for jazz R&B or pop or easy listening in general but not so much for rap or EDM even though they do have a lot of bass you can't really feel the music like you would with the 1000 X and twos or the studio threes but nonetheless they do sound really good and when the low winds kick in combined with the encase ear cups my ears are constantly picking up when I listen to music with these but these headphones do sound very different with noise cancellation turn on or off I try to listen to these headphones with noise cancellation turned off as much as I can even though these headphones still sound really good with noise cancellation turn on you will notice their soundstage isn't as wide in the lows aren't as deep if you're an audiophile you'll notice but if you're casual user you probably won't care the Bowers and Wilkins px also feature where since technology which were proximity sensor is right in the center of each ear cup the idea is that when you put the headphones on they'll automatically power on and start playing music when you take them off and place them on your desk or around your neck they'll automatically go into low-power state and if you're listening to music and you take one of here cups off to listen to someone talking to you they'll automatically pause your music and will only resume playing once the ear cups are back on your ears even though this is very cool and as when I suggested to be studio three should have had it's not perfect sometimes if you just want to adjust the headphones they will pause and play your music there are some instances where the headphones will randomly start playing and pausing your music even though you clearly have them on and even sometimes in the middle of these instances they'll go into their low-power mode even though you have them on and even if I adjusted the sensitivity of the where sensors in the app I would still run into the same problems so I just ended up using these headphones with the wear sense turned off but maybe it could just be me maybe my ears are too small hopefully this isn't a hardware issue and maybe Bowers and Wilkins can fix this with the software update in the future like I mentioned earlier these headphones also have their own app and the app is pretty basic you can see your current battery status toggle where sends on or off and choose from various noise cancellation settings just like the Sony 1000 XM to the PX allow you to specify how much ambient sound you would like to let in and you can set your own default for each setting but unfortunately there is no equalizer in the app itself even though these headphones do sound great it would have been nice to at least have the option okay and choose the mic test personally I don't think it sounds amazing it sounds very tinny and the mic likes to get blown out a lot especially if you talk very loudly but again this audio clip is being recorded by the microphone on the bottom of this px so you could be the desert that overall I feel the Bowers and Wilkins px or the Aston Martin of headphones they're beautifully designed and great at some things but they do have their quirks they look amazing and they're all about sound noise cancellation is good and there's no cabin pressure or hissing but they're not number one the wear sensor is cool when it works but hopefully it'll get better with a software update remember these aren't the best for people with bigger heads but if noise cancellation isn't your number-one priority and you just want something that sounds really good and looks unique you can't go wrong with the Bowers & Wilkins px for their first try they did very well but for the px twos I would like to see some more petting on the ear cups and headband less cramping force textured volley buttons voice prompts and an equalizer built into the app maybe improve the battery life and quick charging wouldn't hurt either hey if you enjoyed the video please like and subscribe it helps out more than you realize for more product reviews and deal alerts check out Jim Carrey that net if you want us to port to channel pick up a shirt and I'll catch you next time