Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2: two new premium finishes Midnight Blue and Pearl Blue

The Px8 S2 remains Bowers & Wilkins' flagship headphone, and the arrival of two new finishes clearly aims to reinforce its premium positioning. The British brand is thus pursuing a strategy where design, materials, and a variety of colors play as important a role as audio performance. These two versions are added to an already extensive range, without altering the model's technical specifications. Two new colors to enrich B&W's flagship headphone. Bowers & Wilkins introduces the Midnight Blue and Pearl Blue finishes, which join the Onyx Black, Warm Stone, and McLaren edition. The B&W Px8 S2 is now available in five versions, confirming its status as an iconic product in the brand's catalog.

B&W Px8 S2: Nappa leather and aluminum, an even more premium design

The two new models feature Nappa leather upholstery and matching aluminum details. They embody Bowers & Wilkins' design philosophy: to offer premium headphones that are as elegant as they are high-performing. With the recent releases of the Px7 S3 and Pi8, the brand now offers 21 colors in its wireless audio portfolio, a record for the British manufacturer.

B&W Px8 S2 headphones remain technically unchanged

However, the B&W Px8 S2 headphones retain all of their premium features: 40mm Carbon Cone drivers, advanced active noise cancellation, Bluetooth 5.4 compatibility, Auracast support, and a claimed 30-hour battery life. The headphones remain identical in terms of acoustics and functionality. To learn all about their features, check out our presentation of the original product by clicking on the following link: Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2, Auracast Bluetooth over-ear headphones. Available now. Suggested retail price: €729. Key features of the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2: • Type: Closed-back, dynamic, over-ear headphones • Drivers: 40 mm full-range diaphragm • Frequency response: 10 Hz–30 kHz • Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): 0.1% • Impedance: 33 ohms • Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.2, Auracast • Supported Bluetooth profiles: A2DP/AVRCP/HFP/HSP • Codecs: SBC/AAC/APT-X Lossless/APT-X Adaptive • Certification: Hi-Res Audio • Features: Ambient Pass-Through and Wear Sensors; • Active noise cancellation: yes, adaptive mode automatically selected based on ambient noise; • Battery life: 30 hours with active noise cancellation, 7 hours with a 15-minute charge; • Charging time: 2 hours; • Other: USB-C cables; • Weight: 310 g