Bowers & Wilkins - Pi8
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Last updated: Aug 27, 2025 Scoring
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"When using the case as transmitter the quality surpasses the other two and any other. ... pi8 with the case transmitting sound, wipes the floor with the other two."
"One uniquely cool feature of the Pi8 is its transmitting case, which allows you to extract audio from non-Bluetooth sources without sacrificing fidelity—a fantastic option for home Hi-Fi setups or in-flight entertainment systems. ... The re-transmission case is a game-changer, allowing high-fidelity audio extraction from any source. ... The rebroadcasting case of the pi8 is also pretty slick with 300k+ miles I fly each year for work. Plane media/bluetooth can be a major PIA."
"Incredible, really ... the Pi8s are better then them ... the sound is clear, precise, slightly warm in a very musical way, the whole thing sounds great, nothing to say. ... for the moment it's the best wireless sound I've ever had. ... Yeah, the Pi8, Gemini II, Bang Olufsen Ex are above the Az80 in term of sound. ... The pi8 has a better sound than the airpods pro 2, not 200 euros better, but better, more defined, fine, dynamic."
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"When using the case as transmitter the quality surpasses the other two and any other. ... pi8 with the case transmitting sound, wipes the floor with the other two."
"One uniquely cool feature of the Pi8 is its transmitting case, which allows you to extract audio from non-Bluetooth sources without sacrificing fidelity—a fantastic option for home Hi-Fi setups or in-flight entertainment systems. ... The re-transmission case is a game-changer, allowing high-fidelity audio extraction from any source. ... The rebroadcasting case of the pi8 is also pretty slick with 300k+ miles I fly each year for work. Plane media/bluetooth can be a major PIA."
"When using the Pi8's case transmitter, the sound is better (and probably the best of *any* earbuds I've experienced, although I haven't tried the renowned Rex5 yet)."
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"Pi8 is slim and slides right into my ear. ... It’s lightweight and hugs it snugly. ... No leaks."
"They are the most comfortable earbuds I’ve ever tried."
"excellent ... top notch ... you forget about them ... they fit well (even when I'm running at the airport 🫠) ... don't hurt after more than 4 hours of wearing them."
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"Incredible, really ... the Pi8s are better then them ... the sound is clear, precise, slightly warm in a very musical way ... the whole thing sounds great, nothing to say ... They're the loudest headphones I've ever heard, at 50% they're already far too loud for me"
"They're the loudest headphones I've ever heard, at 50% they're already far too loud for me (around 75% for the Tw4, 80% for the BO ex). ... In term of loudness, they are the loudest buds I ever tried, like it is very very crazy. ... On the Pi8 I am at 40% MAX, they are very very loud. ... Yeah, they are crazy loud, the 12mm driver magic ahah ... And they are louder :)"
"if you need volume, these are the TWS to buy."
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"it keeps all the noise away. ... the noise canceling is excellent"
"the NC is super close to the sony XM5's and the Bose QCU."
"I recently stopped using my Sonys on flights because the Pi8s have solid ANC and do the job for me."
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"However the Pi8 is at least 150€ pricier and it is NOT 150€ better, you will have a diminushing return hitting hard at this price point. So maybe 10/15% better, no more. ... For me this earbuds are too expensive for what they come with. For 400 everything have to be perfect. It is not the case here ... Yep, for 300 the sound is worth it. But 400, knowing all the issues or mid feature, not at all. I will keep them all the month (Amazon) then return them I think ... The pi8 has a better sound than the airpods pro 2, not 200 euros better, but better, more defined, fine, dynamic. On the other hand, you risk losing the quality of the Apple ecosystem, which is excellent. For me, it's not worth it, honestly. ... That is the reason why I returned them, for this price, you want the best, not only the best sounding pair, for that I have my IEMs and wired headphones. So yeah, good sound, but deceptive at the end"
"ANC/transparency/call quality was unacceptable for $400 earbuds"
"Overall I still don't believe any bluetooth earphone is worth more than $300, let alone the overpriced cost of $399 for the PI8. ... I regret buying them still today becauee they don't live up to the cost-performance over the denon or az80."
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"ANC/transparency/call quality was unacceptable for $400 earbuds"
"the mic quality is so terrible"
"Calls in a noisy place with the MyVoice AI, and transparency mode unfortunately beat out the sound quality as the deal breaker."
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"constant connectivity issues I experienced. ... The buds would randomly not turn on when taken out of the case, or just one wouldn't turn on, or they wouldn't connect, or sometimes the buds would randomly disconnect/reconnect, or sometimes the buds would disconnect from each other. ... I really wanted to keep them but they were borderline unusable, even after an update."
"It was also plagued with connectivity issues. ... I replaced my original unit, and had the same problems, so that set is rarely used."
"one bud would randomly disconnect if no music was played for a while"
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"my chief complaint--and it would have been enough to send it back regardless of everything else--is the obnoxious (and obnoxiously loud) haptic noises when using the controls. I couldn't figure out how to adjust them, so even when listening at low volume to a quiet section of a song, you get acoustically assaulted by a chime. ... But the thing that really ruined it for me is the obnoxious noise every time I use the controls."
"Second, I hate the voice assistant letting you know when a device is connected and its loud so you should be given the option to adjust the volume of it or change it to a tone instead which other buds have that option."
"the volume wouldn go low enough"
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"It's good but not up there with the best (Sony, Bose). It's excellent for engine noise, but it has some difficulties when you get to the high frequencies, metallic style, and it's average for vocals. ... Hey, if you need ANC, don't go for B&W, they are not class leading at all in that regard... ... That is the reason why I returned them, for this price, you want the best, not only the best sounding pair, for that I have my IEMs and wired headphones. So yeah, good sound, but deceptive at the end ... The transparency us not pleasant, by that I mean it as a slight white noise, but it is efficient you will hear everything around"
"ANC/transparency/call quality was unacceptable for $400 earbuds"
"the wind noise cancelling is... non existent. ... the B&W were on the same level as the AZ100"
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