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Bowers & Wilkins Px8 Limited Edition
Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
30 hBelow average30 h
11 h100 h
below average for over-ear headphones — based on 155 of 239 we've cataloged.
Charging Method
USB-CMost commonUsb-c88%Micro usb9%Others3%
Usb-c is the most common — on 88% of the 137 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 239).
Bluetooth Version
5.25.028%5.326%5.216%5.411%
5.2 appears on 16% of the 146 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 239).
Connection Type
Wired-3.5mm48%Bluetooth43%Wired-usb-c7%Others2%
Bluetooth appears on 43% of the 238 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 239).
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 30 h
- Charging Method
- USB-C
- Full Charge Minutes
- 120 min
- Battery Life Anc On
- 40 h
- Battery
- Yes
- Fast Charging
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Version
- 5.2
- Connection Type
- Bluetooth wireless
- Bluetooth Codec
- AAC, aptX Adaptive, SBC
- Multipoint Devices
- 2 devices
- Headphone Jack
- Yes
- USB Charging
- Yes
Design
- Weight
- 320 g
- Clamping Force
- Perfect g
- Color Options
- Black, blue james bond, forest green, orange mclaren, royal burgundy, tan
- Foldable
- Yes
- Headband Type
- Adjustable over-head
Build
- Material Chassis Primary
- Die-cast aluminum with Nappa leather trim
- Material Ear Cups
- Nappa leather
- Material Headband
- Aluminum with soft padding
Features
- Companion App
- IOS + Android
- Control Type
- Physical buttons
- Eq Customization
- Presets only
- Auto Pause
- Yes
Microphone
- Count
- 6
- Microphone
- Yes
- Noise Reduction Type
- Active noise cancellation
- Type
- 6-mic beamforming array
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Closed-back
- Ambient Mode
- Standard
- Anc Modes
- Off,anc,transparency
- Driver Count
- 1
- Driver Size
- 40 mm
- Driver Type
- Dynamic driver
- Frequency Response Signature
- V-shaped
- Noise Cancellation Type
- Active
- Passive Isolation
- 83 dB
Identity
- Model Number
- PX8
Release
- Date
- 2022-09-28
- Msrp Usd
- 699 USD
- Year
- 2022
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