Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Wireless Over Ear Headphones with Active Noise Cancellation - Space Grey

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During her eight years in the hi-fi industry, she has been fortunate enough to travel the world to report on the biggest and most exciting brands in hi-fi and consumer tech (and has had the jetlag and hangovers to remember them by). As for sound, it's balanced and neutral and overflowing with fine detail – not far off the Sonys above at all. But Bluetooth standards and codecs have steadily improved latency and squashed most of the issues, so headphones and TVs today (and from the past few years) shouldn't have any problems. The introduction of higher-end wireless headphones such as the Apple AirPods Max and Mark Levinson No. Some Bluetooth-equipped TVs even offer their own audio delay settings, which can help you marry up picture and sound.

Best wireless headphones 2023: Bluetooth - What Hi-Fi? Best wireless headphones 2023: Bluetooth - What Hi-Fi?

We certainly didn’t expect them to trouble the best-in-class competitors such as the Sony WF-1000XM5 and Bose QC Earbuds II (both above), but with the AirPods Pro 2 Apple has put in a good fight and come very close to the benchmark. All review verdicts are agreed upon by the team rather than an individual reviewer to eliminate any personal preference and to make sure we're being as thorough as possible, too. These are headphones that don’t wish to impart any character or colour on your music; they want to tell it as it is, and it makes for listen that we can’t describe as anything else but pure. You won’t find many true wireless earbuds that come close to matching the all-round brilliance of the new Sony WF-1000XM5. A rating consists of 'IP' plus two numbers – the first number indicates the level of protection against solid objects, while the second number represents the level of protection against water.The Pro 2 are five-star stunners that ensure Apple loyalists who want noise cancellation aren't settling for less than great. But we don't think this is the end of the world when you consider that these classy buds ooze such sophistication in the design, sound and ANC departments.

Bowers and Wilkins PX Headphones connecting to Windows 10 Bowers and Wilkins PX Headphones connecting to Windows 10

Getting a pair that supports a high-quality Bluetooth codec could offer better sound quality if your source device (say, your phone) also supports that same codec, too.The answer to this FAQ is less black and white, as both headphones and earbuds have their strengths over one another.

Some alternatives are a punchier and more ‘exciting’ listen, but very few strike a more convincing sonic balance.

If you're after the best possible wireless sound quality, you'll find it in a pair of wireless over-ears. If you’re on a very strict budget but want a decent set of over-ear wireless headphones then you won’t do better than the What Hi-Fi? Before you start browsing you should first and foremost decide which style of Bluetooth headphones you want.