Bowers & Wilkins P5 On-Ear Headphones B&W - Black (discontinued by manufacturer)

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Firstly I'd like to begin by saying that I've owned many many pairs of high quality headphones over the years, and indeed speakers.

They sound a little bit closed due to their small ear cup design, but they reproduce the bass, mids, and treble frequencies quite well. However, the thin hinges that connect the frame to the ear cups are the weakest point of this robust and long-lasting build. Across the pond in the UK, on what one can only assume was a rainy Seattle-like day, Bowers and Wilkins was founded.Listening to Carly Simon sing "Nobody Does it Better" via FLAC yields wonderfully personal vocals and defined sound staging. A closed-back design with rigid metal faceplates and sealed-leather earpads ensures that all the detail and dynamic range of your music is kept intact, with minimum noise interference. Fans of those will be right at home here: the P5 Wireless headphones are based on the excellent P5 Series 2.

I purchased this headphone as a durable, stylish, portable, and isolating headphone to use on the go The design and durability is what caught my attention. It made me rediscover a song that carried me through countless school bus rides through dusk-kissed suburban streets.I have owned the original version since 2010 and find the sound inoffensive but the build quality first rate.

They are identical in size and come with an identical soft carrying case—although the new pouch lacks an interior side-pocket that the original had. but I keep trying to get in all my cans the sound that I love from my 10 year old Beyer DT880 (impossible I know, Beyer has a unique signature sound). They sound good even if not audiophile standard, are compact (they fit nicely in my computer bag), are very comfy for long periods, and totally non-fatiguing. When listening to classical symphonies the P5 reminds me of my bedroom Onkyo system - a rich, warm sound, with bite and grit, but not too weighty.I don't find it muffled - in fact I find its detail rendition at least on par with the T50p, which is very surprising considering Beyer's claim of the driver technology and T1's track record. I own a set of Grado RS 325i's, Senn Hd 600's, Aiaiai TMA 1's, Charter Oak SP 1's and several other headphones.