RATING
THERE’S A certain expectation when you pay up for a product. Buy a premium car, and you’ll expect a specific feel, fit, and finish to every aspect, from dashboard to tailpipe. Buy a luxury watch, and all components—links, clasp, crown—feel deluxe. The Px8 gives you that instantaneous expectation of quality. The model is Bowers & Wilkins' newest flagship over-ear noise-canceling headphones, firmly placed at the top of their “reference” quality lineup. While the price is a gut-punching $699, the build and sound quality might be worth it.
Every touchable surface of the Px8 oozes luxury. Available in black or tan and gray, the soft surfaces are all Nappa leather, including the padded headband. There is also a special-edition 007 version that celebrates 60 years of Bond ($799), finished in Midnight Blue as a tribute to the dinner jacket worn by Sean Connery in his first onscreen appearance in 1962’s Dr. No. (Perhaps my favorite feature on this version is the gun-barrel graphic inside each earcup surrounding the L and R indications.) The leather is extremely soft and pliable, and I imagine it will only improve with wear. The earcups’ surface
