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Originally Posted by calgarywinning
I'm gonna go ahead and post my review of earbuds for the B&W Pi8 and the Apple AirPods Pro 3. I'm receiving the B&W px8 s2 today and plan to review that when I have time along with a review of Apple AirPods Pro 2 v1 (Lightning).
AirPods Pro 3
- Fun case with find me if lost.
- Got an Emoji
CASE Design/Feel: 10. Like the new carveouts for the headphones. One thing to note is the stalks are slightly longer on AirPod Pro 3 vs 2. As well, the black vents are bigger to move more air.
Treble: Really easy to listen to, fun and approachable.
Bass: Boomy but blah. Blah’s seem hyper energized and not accurate per se.
Sound reproduction: Above Average. 7.5
Spatial: Excellent and immersive. These headphones do this funky cool interactive spatial listening effect that does work nicely.
ANC: Really excellent
Joy Level of Product: Does so many things well and with ease and comfort.
Notes:
Really good at switching between different devices. Excellent with Dolby Atmos and Movies. This is a fully fledged ecosphere product that will satisfy you with it’s deceptive 7.5 sound.
Purpose that it excels at: Jack of all trades.
Language translation!
Hearing boosting in a noisy restaurant but disabled in Canada? Cool
Bowers Wilkins Pi8x
Style: Earpods
CASE Design/Feel: Comes across as large but has a nice grip and substantialness to it. Bowers and Wilkins logo a cool matte/shiny engrave.
Treble: So much goodness. These will spoil you. The information and range is so meaningful and transportive. Guitars shriek their identity, snares wow you.
Bass: Tight and punchy and also existing in its own range. By this I mean it’s accurately reproduced and doesn’t meld into the sound field like the Apple AirPods Pro 3.
Sound Reproduction:
ANC: Medium. It’s like something. These sound so good, you’ll have them cranking a bit which blocks noise out as well.
Joy Level of Product: These will spoil you and without them everything will be fine. With them, you’ll crave to hear your favourite albums.
Notes:
First couple of months of use, I really enjoyed the fit and shape of the pods. Recently, i’ve noticed they make my ears itchy time to time and I have to take them out here and there.
Allows you to tie into the airline jack to play audio though the case to the headphones. So that’s pretty cool
Wouldn’t use these for yard work or workouts, this is an audio experience.
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How are the pi8 vs iem in terms of comfort? Do these get warm when you wear them for a while?
I was looking at the pi7 for a while, but I don't think I'm fully on board for these yet.