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Same problem here. All leather parts unglued (head rest, and ear pad). At first they sent me replacement earpads, but they did the same thing. Today they sent me a replacement px7 s2e, I'll see if they hold it better...
My new fave headphone review channel. Excellent work, and I love your subway dance party. About to pull the trigger on a pair of PX8 to upgrade from my AirPod Max.
Unfortunately on my Sennheiser Momentum 4 the fabric on the headband comes loose too and I've always treated it with utmost care keeping it in its case when not being used. Bummer 😢 No complaints whatsoever about sound of connectivity though.
Thanks for the review, just got the px8. So, if i was not mistaken, i don’t require the dongle that you recommended in the video when i connect the px8 and my iPhone 15, correct?thanks
Exactly. You don’t require it! Just the usb c cable that came with your PX8 or iPhone and you are good to go. It’s amazing sound if you are streaming high res from say tidal or Qobuz or even Apple Music. Enjoy your new PX8 :)
@@CarefulOptimist thank you so so much, love your videos and reviews. By the way, do you think the px8 after certain hours of “broken in”, say 500 hrs, the sound will become much better? Coz right out of the box, if i don’t tune the bass in eq, it sounds kinda bloomy. Love to hear ur thoughts on that. Thanks again.
although sound quality is fantastic for the price,, the corners are cut in overall ANC experience and a bit in cup cushion material that touches to ears. not as comfortable as xm5. as soon as anc is bumped up, the fan wind hitting the cups can be heard. and ears get tired sooner than xm5 of cushions. there is wind noise reduction feature that's a gimmick. turning on wind noise reduction simply cancels out anc in other words it turns on transparency.
I love Sennheiser open back wired but i tried the m4 and out of the box they sound muddy. How does no one ever talk about this? I found the eq to help ever so slightly but the eq system is weird on the app. Personalized sound on the app however transforms the headphones enetirely and now sound crystal clear and boomy but not as punchy and tight like the s2e. Boomy being a loose bass and punchy being tight and doing what it needs to but not lingering. Kinda almost how a planar magnetic driver hits.
Thanks to this video I purchased the PX8, they sound great but I found a great feature, you can turn the PX8 to an analog headphone (like the Focal Bathys). Use the provided 3.5mm to USB-C cable, this will turn off the internal DAC, then you can connect them to any source 24bit/sky_is_the_limit kHz and the will sound amazing
That’s cool! Normally, the wired mode do not turn off the internal DAC because PX series are always designed to encode/decode every sound signal to 24bit/48khz. Unless they made a change via software update lately.
Hey, I just tried connecting my Momentum 4 to my iPhone via USB-C to USB-C (without any dongle), and the sound quality is great. Maybe there's a firmware update for that. Could you take another look at it?
my momentum 4 is die, slip in to my whiskey :( I really love them, i like loud and edm bassy music, for my next anc headphone am i going to happy with px8 or should i stick with momentum 4 ? Thank you for video.
After a month of use, I've noticed a persistent white noise in the left ear cup when the ANC/Ambient mode is activated, which is disappointing. As it's still under warranty, I hope this issue can be resolved.
Amazing review my friend, keep up the good work. Already an Airpods Max owner but out of curiosity bought the PX8 and at first was disappointed whenI heard the smaller soundstage. But I quickly realised soundstage isn’t everything, the bass on these is amazing, and I’m not a bass head. It’s clean and tight but punchy is the best word you used, you feel it like a punch to the gut but it doesn’t bleed into other frequencies. That leads to seperation, this is what makes these shine in my book, every instrument has its own space to shine and it’s almost like a 3d quality. AirPods Max have a wider soundstage yes but each instrument is not even close to the definition and clarity of these, and flat by comparison. I was worried about the limited eq, as Airpods Max haven’t none at all but I find myself using the iPhone eq to flip between genres as I hate the stock sound, too harsh and boomy. But the PX8 in my view don’t need an eq, everything seems to sound good no matter what I throw at them. Beautifully designed and top notch materials. Plus, they are now at €403 on Amazon Germany!
Oh yeah, maybe you watched a lot of reviews and the hype heightened your expectations before you got your hands on one? 🙂 But you are right, for the price, I think it’s really that exceptional. But it’s good especially if you are already endeared to the PX Sound Signature.
Started researching at 9pm and finally at 11:45 pm have arrived to the conclusion that i'm getting momentum 4's. 11:53 pm i have ordered them and will be picking them up tomorrow!!
@@CarefulOptimist had to return them, sound was absolutely stunning, however after using for two days i had connection issues with them, (constantly disconnecting and turning off) and also i had issues with it freezing my phone and rapidly pausing and playing with music. Swapped out to airpod maxes :)
I had the Momentum 4 for about 4 months and while I have no objection to all the positives mentioned, mine had very crazy cracking sounds while connected to Bluetooth and then just on the 4 month the coverings came up too. I've had to return it and would probably get the PX8.
I hope you get a replacement under warranty. PX8 is a great choice. Please think of getting the PX8 with a warranty as well, as it is known to develop cosmetic defects after a few months too.
@@CarefulOptimistthat's very disappointing to hear but thank you for bringing this up. Yes I have gotten a refund for the M4. I learnt my lesson about warranty in a hard way and now I don't buy unless it has a warranty.
I have the Px8 and an S24 Ultra and in wired mode the headphones are significantly reduced in volume. In addition, the battery is constantly charged in wired mode. This will have a significant effect on the battery life. A great pity.
But I have seen in other videos that in iPhone you cannot here the best quiality when wired connected. That if you compare it with an android you will see all the loss that the iPhone has :(.
That might be true when compared with android. Android has more freedom and access to codecs of higher quality streaming. But a lot depends on the headphones as well. What I try to show in the video is that you can have access to the highest quality your headphones can deliver given the limitations of the iOS and iPad OS. Those limitations are not as much with the Mac OS though.
Hi, I have a Fiio K17 dongle DAC, and the px8. Mi question is if this combo would make a difference in terms of sound. Does de intern dac of the px8 would switch off and use the Fiio K17? I hope you can help me. You have great content! 👍
The DAC of the PX series never switches off. That’s one downside of the PX series. I think you are better off with the likes of focal bathys, etc, in this regard.
Two months of usage and happened to me as well. I love them but this is not acceptable for the price... waiting for the response from the shop as they couldn't get to the dealer of B&W in Ireland
That really sucks especially when they are not able to get hold of the dealers let alone the companies. BW customer care and after-sales service sucks! I will mention that in the next review!
@@CarefulOptimist now its over a week and after 1 visit to the shop (50km to drive one way to show that they are damaged) 2 phone calls still no response from the B&W dealer for Ireland …
@@CarefulOptimist just to let you know, after 3 weeks plus I got a new pair of B&W px8 and if thats the case I am happy with it. If they keep exchanging to the new one’s let it be. I like the style and the sound so I have to live with it even though I might replace them again in the future
ive never heard this from anyone else but you interesting. I really want the px8 now u got me worried. since this been awhile do u know if they fixed the issue
It does not happen with all of the units. If you are lucky, it won’t happen to you. What I will say is that you buy with guarantee. That way, if it happens, you send it back for replacement.
