PI7-CH True Wireless Noise Cancelling In Ear Headphones - Charcoal

The B&W I& headphones arrived this morning and have been in my ears ever since. I'm just in from my evening state mandated exercise and despite getting warm in the May sun. They are IP54 rated so you can get a bit of rain or sweat on them. They remained unmolested in my hears unlike AirPods Pro which need reseating all the time when im exercising... The PI7s have the B&W detailed punchy exciting sound. Its not quite flat but it really is fun. Unlike the AirPods Pro or the Bose version (With the silly long name) these come with bass; its bass forward - not like beats overload - because the rest of the music is bright but there is a bit more bass and it is punchy too. The detail of your music isnt lost though; the soundstage is definitely mostly inside my head but oh the detail. The ominous bass pad sounds in the Expanse theme tune are much more crisp than the Bose headphones I ran it against. My favourite headphone test the Girl from Byakkoya thanks to its brittle harps and dense overlaid sound is very impressive. The best thing about new headphones is going through old favourites and I really like how these sound; after months of hearing them the same way the change makes things feel new. After the sound its worth noting that when I ordered them I was slightly concerned about the fit. B&W have chosen to use the solid silicone style tips; which in the past I have found cause a pressure problem. The PI7's tips are soft and the medium size tip sized perfectly. The good fit adds some passive sound isolation; and helps the ANC which isn't as good as the Bose version. Though unlike any other ANC I have tried it doesn't seem to make a noticeable difference to the playback and there is no hiss. The metal tips of the earbuds let you use gesture controls to skip tracks, answer the phone or summon your assistant. They don't do volume which is a shame. There is an app; and the PI7 are the first headphones in a while that didn't immediately apply an update. The app lets you listen to some calming sounds and that is about it. Callers found the microphones to be a bit quiet. They could hear me and they reportedly did a good job removing the sound of people around me. Bluetooth pairing on an apple at least is a manual affair - the range is pretty good. I was able to walk 10m from my phone and still hear my music without interruptions. The battery life is similar to the AirPods; it lasted 3 hours out of the box and charged up quickly in its (very) plastic charging case. The charging case has a lovely trick for users. You can connect computers or analog auto to it and it will transmit it to your earbuds. The USB cable connected to my Mac and I could stream lossless audio by clicking the button on the caes. Its being sold as a feature for travelling as you can connect it to your seat and relay in the plane audio. Ear buds are better for flying - especially if you are in Business or first as you can sleep with them more easily than a big headset. For flying they didn't include the 2 pin adaptor - that is less an issue on newer planes. The case charges with the USB-C Socket or over QI charging. The design of the headphones is really nice; and it is carried through to the case. Though the case doesn't feel anywhere near as nice as the Bose or Apple versions. For me its about the sound; and I love it. The case's party trick of being a Dac/ transmitter is a really thoughtful design. If the price doesn't put you off these really are excellent.

After years of searching going through many different premium earbuds and returning them all.. I can honestly say these are absolute killers! The sound is just what I wanted from the price I got them for. £160 as they should be as I’ve paid over £200+ for earbuds that don’t even come close to these bad boys! The comfort is a standout as I couldn’t last half an hour with any Sony or Sennheiser’s in my ears but these provide the comfort and the sound that makes the music more exciting than ever! I love all genres and the killer drivers inside provide you with that crystal clear highs and mids. Noise cancelling is brilliant but what should you expect for the price.. easy touch sensors to switch between the outside world and just you and your music so I do recommend although the app has limited features with noise options. It’s hard to find a flaw with these.. QI wireless charging, excellent noise cancelling, sound is top notch and the comfort is just as comfy as my AirPod Pro’s. One major nitpick is the app. Very limited features and not much leeway to play around with the sound so you have to rely on an equaliser in most music apps to control your sound but you wouldn’t need to do that as these sound amazing without any altering. Honestly can’t recommend these enough. Ignore the reviews about disconnecting and sound cutting out as I’ve never encountered any of these issues and seems to be a lot of Bowers haters out there but happily support Sonys and Senn which imo products are filled with flaws.

Everything people have written about these earphones is probably true, even the brilliant sound stage and presentation. For the price the quality seems hit and miss. I had to send a white and a charcoal pair back because on one the left earphone kept dropping out and popping continually, while the other suffered a faulty USB C port 6 months later, but when they worked the sound was great. Prepared to give them a third chance I am being sent another charcoal/dark grey coloured one. These too became faulty with the left earbud getting interference randomly. I have been completely refunded and bought the B&O EQ’s - I would rather have a quality long lasting product that’s reliable. B&W have admitted they get “pallet loads of returns on this product” - their words. I have had a working pair and they're obviously very very good. But, as with most wearers the fit with the cheap silicone tips was rubbish and they frequently fell out and I tried other tips too which worked with other earphones. I was happy with none until I bought the Comply TW-400-C Premium Tips. Now I have the comfort and seal required. Moreover the sound is twice as good - how come? Detailed highs and lovely warm punchy bass. These are the best in-ear phones I have ever owned for sound quality. I have had Bose, B&O E8's and Anker SoundCore Pro 2 (similar internal physical architecture). Now these beat all of these utilising my iphone12. There is a lovely balance. The sooner B&W modernise their app to include hearing analysis and sound profiling preferences the better. Bowers & Wilkins you can do better, but for now these may be a piece of hardware that already are very competitive and could remain so for a long time to come if features are added to the software. The storage box as a bluetooth transmitter is a complete show stopper, but has not got the most reliable usb C port either as it failed on my second unit. I have resurrected my old iPod and was shocked by the quality of the sound output. This feature utilising the 3.5mm jack to USB C connector or USB C to USB C is sheer brilliance. It will connect to your TV even, in fact any music device. I have found my go to sound listening earphones. Nothing else has this functionality, and quality of sound output to boot. But seriously Bowers & Wilkins why didn't they come with Comply Tips as standard for that price they should?!!! I have aural heaven now. I should also add that I am in my late 50's so my hearing cannot possibly be at the top of its game, but this makes my music come alive again for me.

I had high expectations when it comes to B&W products. The B&W PI7 does not disappoint except for one thing and one thing only... its battery life. But before that let's talk audio. Right out of the box, the buds sound pretty good but not amazing. It's the B&W signature tuning that you would expect. Not my 100% prefer sound signature and its app does not have an EQ setting. But man, once you adjusted the eq (if only you are able to, like me, my phone comes with an EQ in its sound setting.), these buds do not disappoint, they will sound like the best earphones you ever had. Superior soundstage and audio quality. Every aspect is on another level than every pair of earphones I ever had/tried (MTW2, B&O EQ, XM4s, MW08, Liberty 3 pro, 75t...). The 24-bit makes everything superbly clear and you will hear every little details in your music like you never before, I kid you not. These sound insanely good and so far they have my favourite sound. The charging case as an audio transmitter is a pretty cool function too, plug the 3.5mm in, and you will be able to hear HiRes audio w/o having to disconnect and pair to another source. I reckon this can be an alternative to the lack of multipoint pairing in this pair (if your another source has a 3.5mm of course). The case itself is 'ok-ish' quality, not top-notch luxurious like the B&O EQ and MW08. It can feel a bit cheap as it is matte-finished, soft to touch plastic. The magnet tho, is strong. If you have slippery/wet fingers, you might find it hard to take out the buds from the case. ANC is pretty good. You may find some reviewers complaining the ANC on these but I will say ANC is pretty good and quite strong (Just 1 level below the XM4s?). When walking down the streets, the pair cancels out most of the engine rumbles and you can barely hear people talking on the street. On a scale of 100, you are probably left with 20-30% of the noise (for XM4s, I'll say 10-15%) depending on how the buds fit. The downside of these? The battery life. It is 2021 now and these only lasted at most 4 hours with ANC on... I mean, Senn's MTW2 which was released around 2 years ago can already do this number, B&W you can do better than this. Some people will find 4hours enough, but some will definitely say that hardly pass the line. Just see this as the trade-off for having a higher transmission rate between the buds. In conclusion, if you want a pair that sits comfortably in your ears (, has the best sound (if you can tune the eq), you value the case as a transmitter, B&W brand itself and you have the money, then you should get these. THEY WON'T LET YOU DOWN (except for the battery life ;))

I actually sent my other earbuds back (Technics AZ70's) as the range and quality of these is far superior. I have some over-ear headphones that don't sound as good as these earbuds. Highs, mids and lows are all very impressive and might be the only earbuds to have such sound quality (for now). They are a good fit in my ears too. This is purely the only reason I have kept them. The B&W app is also easy to install and create an account for etc.... This is were the good points end. I've worked in IT for 23yrs yet it took me nearly 90minutes of fiddling, unistalling, reinstalling, clearing caches, disabling Bluetooth devices to actually get my Call + Spotify audio to come through the Earbuds. (Samsung Note10). The following morning I removed the buds from the case, put them in my ears and for some reason the software wouldn't transmit again. I could hear the ambient sound but not the music. The ambient sound isn't the best either, it does pick up a lot of wind noise. There are no Audio device options in the software, No EQ, Bass or Treble boosters etc.. . The software will also disconnect your earbuds sporadically whilst listening to things then start again (both on 4G + Wifi). Often the App simply won't find the earbuds.... even when you have music going through them! If you're walking through a crowded area and there are loads of other Bluetooth devices around, I think the software really struggles to trasmit to the earbuds. I stood still and it was fine, I started walking forward and it would get choppy and cut out (local sound source, not streaming). In conclusion, B&W have created a fantastic piece of hardware which I believe is perhaps the best out there. BUT...... the app and software is just terrible. In the end I kept the earbuds and uninstalled the software, I just connect them directly to my Phones Bluetooth. No disconnections and no drops outs since. B&W..... sort out your terrible App!!!

So, I’ll start this by saying that I haven’t been plagued with the drop out issues others have had. Totally understand that would be incredibly annoying! But I’ve had no issues at all. I was a little put off because of the general flavour of that across most of the reviews I read. How glad I am that I persevered. So, I’m a self described audiophile (my girlfriend says I’m bit a*al about it all!). I have had a number of sets of wireless buds now (including the award winning Sonys), and it’s no understatement to say these are a cut above. The sound is so pure, and everything is given a sense to breathe, which is quite achievement given how limited ear buds generally are. Beautiful clear treble, true and precise base and just much more detail than I’ve heard in others. Now that does come at a bit of a price, because as an all round package, they probably aren’t as good as others. For instance, as others have said, the noise cancelling isn’t as good as I’ve heard elsewhere. But, for my money, that’s a price worth paying for the purity of sound these units achieve. Very glad I took the leap and assuming you can avoid the drop out problems, a very, very sound investment.

After going round in circles I came around to these and there is nothing better for sound. Clear, crisp and detailed. You'll want to relisten to everything you ever heard, whatever janre. They are simply superb. I was lucky with the buds and the large buds offered a comfortable fit and perfect seal, offering great noise cancellation. Don't give up on them if the buds supplied dont fot your ears - just order some that will it is a small price to pay (extra) for sound that is sublime! Went from Sony 1000mx3. to mx4 to 1more Evo (which are also fantastic) Oh yes, I don't usually write reviews but felt compelled to. Whether you buy them or not makes no difference to me. I love them and they are the best I have ever owned.

Buy these if you're not fussed about using them for work or using them for lots of telephone calls etc. The sound quality is definitely the best out there, but the are pretty hopeless as everyday earphones (they lose connection a lot, they don't engage with your phone well on anything really and the case is WAY too large compared to Apple). I've gone back to using my apple pro's after a week of these, they will likely sit in my cupboard as something I'll use when I want to listen to music (but then I wont!). I certainly wouldn't buy them again.