They are exciting to hear with an "on stage with the band" presence and plenty of detail across the frequency range. The P7 soundstaging has a larger space and with better separation, which enables vocals to breathe more naturally. Detail retrieval seems about the same but the larger soundstage of the P7 helps to flesh out the overall presentation. I won't bore people with any more specific examples but needless to say, I've tried these with many different genres of music from all over the world. Their products span the gamut of audio equipment from home systems, to car stereos and, of course, to headphones.

THIRD: They're very sensitive to ear pads position, move pads up/down/front/rear to get best results for your head. Well because as stated, everybody likes different things from their audio equipment, even if they don't realise it. And its size, together with the more reasonable approach in its method of stowing away, adds up to a winner, not in the sound department perhaps, but in the overall package. I mostly use ER4S and Monster MDs these days, but there are times when I'd like to reach for a headphone. The target for me was to select a portable HP without the need of a stand alone dedicated headphone amp, so they must be not too big and sound ok with an iPod, smartphone or a notebook.It's a similar design used in P7, and I do want to comment about being careful if you have sharp nails not to damage the leather since these magnets are quite strong. For those of you accustomed only to ear bud-type phones, you will probably be in for a shock at how great your music can sound, even from an iPod. As it is with all other iterations of the Bowers and Wilkins P-models, the P5 wireless get a bit hot under the ears.

These are one of the best sounding portable headphones you can purchase, perhaps not the very best, but one of them. But either way, it's definitely a luxurious "designer" type of a carry case which goes along with a whole luxurious design of these headphones.They tend to be a bit too smooth which could affect some retrieval of details, but still have a good definition and clarity. My first impressions on the sound was not as great as the first look and feel impression, but that changed when I discovered that on my phone that the default Music Quality Streaming settings on Spotify was not set to Extreme (320 kbits/s), therefore setting it to Automatic (Recommended) means that it could be low quality depending on what Spotify decides to choose for you. Make no mistake, while pretty good too, they aren't in the same league as the P5 and aren't that much more portable given they don't fold flat like the P5s do. As I've mentioned its sound is PX200-II-ish and though it betters the PX200, it isn't a night and day difference. Upon opening the box, it’s apparent that Bowers and Wilkins profoundly contemplates the image they want to project.

What is immediately obvious is that the P5s present a spacious concert hall right in the middle of your head. It is dark yet well defined and with detail pushed from strangest parts of the frequency spectrum, and detail pulled away from other parts. Some would say that's a sacrifice of detail, I'd say it provides a smoother and more comfortable listening experience.Pairing was quick and simple with an iPhone 5s, and when the headphones are powered up again, they auto-pair with your device if it's in range. However, the thin hinges that connect the frame to the ear cups are the weakest point of this robust and long-lasting build. It is small (relatively), extremely simple to handle, extremely intuitive in folding and storing (by contrast the T50p case, thought handsome, was HUGE and occupies too much space in my briefcase, while it's always a hassle to tug the cable of the ESW10 into the seperate cable pouch to protect the wood from scratch), great isolation making it usable in many difficult situations, the single-sided cable is very handy in everyday life situations, and the Apple-friendly remote/mic cable, if you can stand a very slight deterioration in sound, is again very handy if you use a iPhone.