Nice alternative if you're not into bose or sony headphones, have a coworker here that swears by these.
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Headphones $200 (Free Shipping) @ Apollo HiFi
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LZondor on 13/12/2019 - 11:15 apollohifi.com.au (273 clicks)
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They sound great but the glue always comes apart on these within months.
I've owned a few pairs of the p5 and p7 and this happens regardless of frequency of use
Design looks nice but build quality is deceptively poor
Interesting cause my Co-Worker who sits behind me thrashes his and hasn't had many issues.
Must be some QA problems in production.
Google it, it's a common issue, bummed to have been twice burned too.
I have some p3's that haven't had this issue however (fabric not leather )
Can confirm. I went through 3 of these under warranty within 2 years. Another common fault is the left earcup dying. Dealing with concord who is the B&W agent in Aus was a terrible expereince. I'll never be buying B&W again solely due to them. I had to contact B&W in the UK just to get a reply.
They sound great and are very comfortable but the build quality is some of the worst ive seen.
@PlagueistheCheap: Yep I got the left speaker dying on both too. Happens just after the glue decays
These things are defective by design
most care more about comfort an lightness and noise cancellation than the sound signature.
I got a white one a few years ago at $150ish(no bluetooth), nice headphone, elegant design, but not comfortable if you wearing it for more than 1 hour.
I considered these, but as they sit on your ear rather than over your ear, they do get a bit uncomfortable.
You won’t get many biters on this one. OZB is hooked on the Sony/Bose bandwagon.
These are good headphones and if you value a solid audio signature they should be in your list.