Bowers & Wilkins updates Px7 S2e Headphones with better sound
By Shawn Chung - Singapore
British premium audio brand Bowers & Wilkins have released its latest noise canceling wireless headphones, with the Px7 S2e featuring upgraded high-performance DSP (Digital Signal Processing), as well as significant advances in overall sound quality.
The key to the Px7 S2e’s outstanding new sound quality is its extensively upgraded DSP (Digital Signal Processing) engine, optimized by B&W to deliver exceptional performance with all types of streamed music, including 24-bit high-resolution sound quality. The upgraded DSP has also given B&W engineers the opportunity to retune the Px7 S2e’s acoustic platform to deliver unmatched detail, dynamics and spaciousness.
The Px7 S2e continues to use custom-designed 40mm drive units, which offer an ultra-fast response that allows them to faithfully reproduce every nuance in a piece of music – while remaining supremely low in distortion, resulting in a more accurate presentation. The drive units are also carefully angled inside each earcup to ensure a consistent distance relative to the listener’s ear from every point across the surface of each driver, again producing a more natural and immersive soundstage.
Qualcomm’s aptX Adaptive wireless technology enables the Px7 S2e to automatically optimize wireless music transmission from compatible phones, tablets and computers. USB-C and 3.5mm cable connections are also supported, with both cable types included in the carry case that accompanies the product.
Bowers & Wilkins-optimized noise cancellation technology effectively shuts out unwanted noise without harming musicality, with six high-performance microphones carefully position to deliver the best results. Two mics measure the output of each drive unit, two react to ambient noise from the outside world and two provide outstanding voice clarity with enhanced noise suppression for crystal clear calls.
The Bowers & Wilkins Music App provides users with a seamless user experience for the Px7 S2e, alongside ultimate control and configuration, from pairing Px7 S2e to a wide range of Bluetooth-enabled devices, fine-tune the sound through adjustable EQ, activate or disengage the noise-canceling transparency mode to let in more or less of the outside world and finally, monitor the headphone’s charge levels. The Music App also includes direct music streaming from compatible streaming platforms, including Deezer, last.fm, NTS Radio, Qobuz, TIDAL and TuneIn, with more music services to be added soon.
With 30 hours of battery life, Px7 S2e can play all day long – and more – on just one charge, while a 15-minute quick recharge provides up to seven hours of additional listening time. Android device users can also benefit from Google Fast Pair, with automatic support for Google’s Find My Device service should owners be unfortunate enough to mislay their headphones.
The Px7 S2e is now available for SGD$699/USD $399 in four premium finishes: Anthracite Black, Ocean Blue, Cloud Grey and Forest Green, with all models featuring revised detailing coupled to high-quality materials.