Bowers & Wilkins - PI7 True Wireless

Loved my Pi7, and the Pi8 are massive improved. I’m thrilled with them. Alternate between these and my Perl Pros. Clarity, spaciousness, instrument separation and soul of both is just wonderful.

>I am seeing the pi 7 being sold on eBay new for £100 are they worth it. Pi7 had decent sound quality, but they had poor ANC, and lots of people reported they were very uncomfortable to wear. The new Pi8 earbuds have much better ANC and more comfortable. Sadly, this group is mostly a mix of audio enthusiasts and students on a budget. You'll get some audiophile opinions, but most opinions will come from those who shop on a tight budget. You have given us minimal information to go on aside from your budget. You haven't told us what is important to you and your needs. There is no "Best". Heck, I wear different earbuds depending on what I need them for.

Lol yeah, Acoustical engineering was the first of many passions in my life that never left me. The B&W Pi7 and Pi7s2 were garbage. Sound quality good, but fit was terrible, ANC terrible. The Pi8 are great.....except I hate the style - I preferred the Pi7 styling much more. But if they are not comfortable (many reports), I can't justify the price (even when they were on clearance at $250). The B&W Pi8 get great marks all around - improved sound, more comfortable, improved ANC, better call quality. So overall worth the money it seems. The B&O EX earbuds were a first gen product. Great sound quality, no complaints about comfort from what I gathered. But ANC was pathetic for the price tag and age of the product (no excuses, much cheaper $150 earbuds at the time had better ANC software and that should not have been the case) The B&O Eleven again fixed all those issues and made a great earbud. Personally if I were in the pursuit of premium sound quality, the Nobel and B&O earbuds would be high on my list. But yeah I really personally can not justify going to that level of premium earbuds just yet. I don't feel like we've reached the pinnacle of design to justify these prices. Because for me, it's not just about performance. When you're spending $500 on an ear piece, it better f*cking look good. I don't want some ugly tacky plastic piece on my ears. Why don't we see more metals and such in premium earbuds? I'd love some silver, gold or titanium trim accents! Let's make these fashion pieces instead of trying to hide them (or make them white to blend in with all other airpods..... sigh). Ok, stepping off my shoebox now haha

New for 100£ is great Technics AZ-80 and 100 are good too or Denon Pearl pro, but the pi7 for that price is crazy new

same n i 100% agree. i also have Jabra Elite 8 Active, Pixel Buds Pro, Status Between 3ANC, Bowles & Wilkins, it's insane how much better the Epic Labs sound than ALL of those wit a bit of EQ tweaking. they definitely punch above their weight class

No it wasn't out. I did try the pi7 which was pretty poor across the board and only sounded great with certain genres of music.

No, only the pi7 (first gen) which I didn’t like too much.

Same. Those WERE my second fave after the Bowers PI7... Then came the 8's, which were good but not like the Sennheiser MTW3. Currently using my tried and true Bose QC II and the Technics AZ80's. This is my second pair of the Bose. I sold the first ones and picked up another after about a year of missing them and toying with other brands along the way. Still want to grab a set of Beoplay EX just out of curiosity. I've had the EQ's but i still want to see what it's all about with the stem form.

Really? The Pi7 was such an expensive let down for me.

Ma vai a cagare .. io ho le BOWER & WiLKiNS top gamma da 399 euro , e Ho anche queste EarFun Air Pro4 , sono un Audiofilo appassionato da 30 anni , e non ho mai ascoltato nulla di simile al prezzo che ho speso per acquistarle ( 79 euro ) è assurdo, ma queste EarFun come qualita' del suono non hanno nulla da invidiare alle mie B&W , alle mie sennhaiser top gamma e alle mie Bose da 360 euro .. non capisco come hanno fatto a crearle e a prezzarle 79 euro ... chi le conosce, chi le ascoltate e le ha comprate, puo' ritenersi fortunato, anzi miracolato .

Nobody knows what is good for you. You have to listen to them. Also it's useful to look into their measurements curve. I didn't listen to the Denon,Jabras and Nothing Ear. Sony are linear but will not amaze you with details and clarity. Same to Technics. Sennheisers sounds just wrong for me with no lows. Bose are ok but initial tuning is too bassy for me. It's like one just increased the bass with eq. I personally have Devialet Gemini 2. Very linear with slight increase of lows and trebles which is easily compensated. Amazing resolution, imaging, separations you name it. But again, just listen to them. I listened to Nobles, B&W, Bang and Olufsen and they did not suite my needs. But maybe they are for you.

I own Bowers & Wilkins noise canceling earbuds, and they are good 8/10. The sound quality isn't as good as Bose and sometimes they are a bit PITA to connect but it keeps all the noise away. I've had them for a couple of years now. Once these are dead, I'll get back to Bose. I'm sure it does well with noise canceling and the sound quality is amazing. If you buy directly from Bose, you can try them out and return them if you don't like them. Look into other brands you can do the same. There's more to that than just the noise canceling feature. There's comfort fit, sound quality and how user friendly they are. All of these will be unique to you.

Hey! Just to clarify. I rated them 8/10, not 2/10 😊 They’re great overall, but not quite perfect. Sometimes when I take them out of the case, they’re a bit slow to connect, and occasionally I have to put them back in and take them out again to get them to sync properly. Sound-wise, I'm used to Bose, which has really crisp, clear audio with just the right amount of bass. The Bowers & Wilkins are close, but not quite at that level for me. That said, I’ve kept them because the noise canceling is excellent... you can even adjust how much ambient sound you want to let in, and they’re really comfortable. I can wear them for long stretches and move around a lot without them falling out or hurting my ears.

I replaced mine 3 times, shit quality really. I gave up and went with Bower and Wilkins

Stay away from B&W. All models have trash call quality. Crazy disappointing. Denon Pro Pearl are a big upgrade vs B&W. Good earbuds going for $150 these days. No complaints on my conference calls now.

I would suggest Technics and Bowers and Wilkins on top of QC ultra. Galaxy Buds 3 pro is not even close to competition. Airpods are more consistent and we have to wait till the end of the year to see if Sony spats something out. Found a thread that might help others to find the "[best earbuds](https://www.reddit.com/r/soundnation/comments/1in69fm/best_wireless_earbuds_2025_reddit_recommendations/)" Yeah the 'top sources' are not good.

Long time Sennheiser fan, MTW2 was fantastic. Two pairs of MTW4 went faulty. Sound for audio is great, but terrible phone call issues and cracking issue which a lot of people have reported. Changed for B&W and no issues.