- The launch of B&W Px7 S3 today, for $ 429 / £ 399 (around £ 830)
- Incorporated AMP, redesigned and dramatically improved controllers
- Space audio, aircast and losses also
Bowers & Wilkins has launched, in its own words, “the most advanced wireless headphones that the brand has done,” the PX7 S3.
According to the impressive impressive PX7 S2 and PX7 S2E, the new headphones have redesigned transmission units, adaptive APTX and lossless audio, “very updated” ANC and a completely new design. And they have their own dedicated headset amplifier inside, instead of the amplifier integrated on the chips platform, used by most headphones.
Let’s start with that design. They are visibly thinner than the PX7 S2E, and the transport box is also more compact. There is a redesigned arm mechanism and a new headband for a closer adjustment, and Bowers & Wilkins says it has also improved memory foam in the headphones. That means more comfort for a longer listening, and the specification suggests that you will want to spend a lot of time inside these ears.
We have been testing these headphones, so it is not necessary to wait for the full verdict in fat and in depth: our Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 review is there. Spoiler alert: They are five stars. But if you just want the low of what is inside, keep reading.
Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3: key features and prices
The PX7 S3 is the first for the brand: its 40 mm biocellulose controllers are fed by a discrete headphones amplifier (although still integrated into the unit) that the company says that it offers more scale and energy than it obtains from the average configuration in the best wireless headphones, where the AMP cannot escape for the particular design of the controller.
Speaking of that, drivers have a redesigned chassis, voice coil, suspension and magnet that offers a lower coloration and distortion, an improved resolution and a “superior dynamic.” As with the previous models, the conductors are slightly angled to guarantee a constant distance from each point of the surface of the conductors to their ears and deliver a spacious stereo image.
In addition to the spacious audio, the PX7 S3 also delivers space audio for the first time in a black and white headset, or at least they will do it soon. The feature comes as an air update later in 2025.
The PX7 has an adaptive APTX 24/96 and APTX without losses for a higher quality audio on Bluetooth, and its DSP offers 24 -bit sound quality / 96 kHz. You can also use headphones with wired connections: 3.5 mm and USB-C analog cables are included.
Bluetooth Le Audio and Bluetooth Aortacast will also come this year, again as an air update.
The other great improvement here is in the cancellation of active noise. According to the firm, “Bowers & Wilkins engineers are confident that PX7 S3 presents the most powerful and effective active noise cancellation technology that the brand has developed.”
That is a great statement, but there are eight microphones located around the periphery of each headset with two measuring the exit of each drive unit, four monitoring the ambient noise around it and two more for the vocal clarity “outstanding”.
With ANC, you can wait 30 hours of battery, and a fast charge of 15 minutes will give you up to 7 hours of playback.
The PX7 S3 is available in most countries as of today, April 24, in an option of anthracite black, indigo blue and white. They are $ 429 / £ 399 (we are waiting for Australian prices, but the price of the United Kingdom translates into around au $ 830).
However, the list of countries where it will be launched today does not include the United States. Due to “evolutionary market conditions”, the date of North America and Latin will be announced shortly.
