They are a highly competent set of earbuds and a joy to wear.
They are, as you’ll probably have guessed, completely unlike their older siblings.
Has the gamble worked?
Yes, I still love 2003 Laith Al-Deen…
Yes, it has.
Also, you now get on-ear volume control.
And now that’s fixed.
The Pi8 also offer the case retransmission function first seen in thePi7and January 2023-issuePi7 S2.
up to 24-bit/96kHz quality).
Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 review: Price & release date
Admittedly, the Pi8 are not cheap.
What else can this kind of money buy?
Suffice to say, it’s tough at the top.
For me, yes.
Yes, I still love 2003 Laith Al-Deen…
Theres also a useful ‘Pass Through’ mode, that lets me hear my colleague talking next to me.
I don’t care.
When the full-fat version is this good, why get granular and attempt to tweak things?
What about call quality?
For me, even during an off-shore windy day in Woolacombe (never been?
and even serves up various “curated by Bowers & Wilkins” playlist selections for your new listening gear.
The buds are truly comfy, honestly!
The inclusion of Qualcomms latest and greatest Bluetooth 5.4 chipset is a testament to that.
And as you’ll read below, the sound quality here is unparalleled from a wireless earbuds design.
Everything was served up with a flourish.
I’m struggling and we pride ourselves on being tough critics here at TechRadar.
The top surface of each nicely-branded bud is a shiny touch-capacitive button that works very well.
Remember my quote at the very top of this review?
It takes a big company to admit to its mistakes, and it has all been fixed for Pi8.
Why do I think this?
The Pi8 offer more battery life than their older siblings but notmuchmore.
Without it, I got closer to 8.5 hours from a single charge in my testing.
Basically, you’re gonna wanna ditch a set of functions again.
On the one hand, I love that I now get on-ear volume support.
Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 review: Value
The Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 are not cheap.
They are earbuds for the listener who wants excellent, unchanged, high-quality audio in a comfortable build.
Essentially, if you value sound quality above all else, here’s where the smart money goes.
Should I buy the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8?
You struggle to get bud-shaped designs to fitBowers & Wilkins has reworked everything here.
is the best you’ve ever heard).
It’s here in the September 2023-issue earbuds from Bose.
Ive been testing audio products well for over five years now.
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