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Bowers & Wilkins PI3

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In-ear headphones | £170 | whf.cm/PI3

There’s arguably no tougher task in hi-fi than breaking into the headphones market. Where many manufacturers have tried and failed, Bowers & Wilkins has made a fine fist of it. Given the company’s heritage in audio and speaker design, it’s perhaps not a huge surprise, but success was never a guarantee.

Much of B&W’s attention has focused on over-

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