frontpagePennyFound | Staff posted Jan 28, 2026 06:01 AM
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frontpagePennyFound | Staff posted Jan 28, 2026 06:01 AM
Refurb: Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 Advanced Noise Cancelling Headphones (Black)
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The leakage was caused more noise to leak through and not allowing the NC to fully engage.
I picked up XM6 and PX7 S3 to compare. Obviously those are different devices, but speaking generally:
- ANC: Sony blows B&W out of the water, to the point where I had to seriously evaluate my motivations for getting headphones
- Build quality: B&W blows Sony out of the entire water park. Sony feels like a plastic toy that you can snap in half if you apply enough force. B&W is a premium device made with metals and very comfortable ear pads.
- Sound quality: B&W is noticeably better SPECIFICALLY when you compare them back-to-back. Sony just sounds so muffled once you put on the B&W. Everyone talks about bass on Sony, but bass is PX7 strong point too, to the point where I had to tune it down. PX7 downside is that sometimes it has piercing highs, especially high hat cymbals. It was pretty fatiguing before I got used to it. Overall, PX7 clarity is just significantly superior to Sony.
I did in fact evaluate my priorities, and I decided that FOR ME, sound quality was the most important factor, and I knew I would be disappointed if I picked up the Sony. So I stuck with B&W, which FOR ME has been an amazing choice, since I have used it to listen at home, and am enjoying a level of clarity I have never heard in my other devices.
Note: I got both headphones last BF when they had pretty deep discounts for open box on Amazon. Each one was around the $250 range.
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Bose are plastic heavy and feel cheap despite the premium cost, while these use superior materials and feel like $300+ headphones.
These destroy both Bose & Sony in build quality, sound clarity, separation, and tuning.
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Note that they have a dedicated power switch, which I did not expect to be a big deal in 2026, but it really is - no more guessing "Are these headphones on or off?"
Tight clamping force at first though, so consider if you don't like that.
That said, these headphones are good enough that you can hear the limitations of the recording without trying hard.
However in office environments, the noise cancelling is good enough and sound quality is a tiny bit better but nothing dramatic.
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