Hey has anyone tried these headphones? I read some reviews that they can be uncomfortable and that the cable is thin and prone to breaking? Anyone have experience with these and can help me out? Really want to pick these up today to replace my Bose OE headphones that are showing some real signs of age and the price to replace the the leather cushions is almost more than the headphones' worth.
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Bowers & Wilkins P5 advice?
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in all the reviews i have read, none of them mentioned those issues. only thing said in terms of comfort was, that if you are a glasses wearer, the P3 are better - i don't know why, i own none of these headphones and all is based on things i have read.
I have owned the P5s for over a year now.
They create a seal but I wouldn't say they are uncomfortable, I wear them hours at a time during the day at work.
When I wear them during my bike ride, I have sunglasses on and don't notice them bothering me.
Unfortunately, the cable did break on me, right where it connects to the earphone jack.
They include an extra, non microphone cable in the box, which I am using now with no issues.
Still, for $300, I would expect better cable quality and to make things worse, replacement microphone capable cables are expensive.
Not sure I helped any but that is my experience.
They create a seal but I wouldn't say they are uncomfortable, I wear them hours at a time during the day at work.
When I wear them during my bike ride, I have sunglasses on and don't notice them bothering me.
Unfortunately, the cable did break on me, right where it connects to the earphone jack.
They include an extra, non microphone cable in the box, which I am using now with no issues.
Still, for $300, I would expect better cable quality and to make things worse, replacement microphone capable cables are expensive.
Not sure I helped any but that is my experience.
Don't be fooled
There is up to 1000% profit on earbuds...many are made in the same chinese factory that $15 dollar earbuds are made. Earbuds and Headphones are very trendy and teens et al will pay big bucks so the market is exploiting that.
A reasonable and very good sounding head phones are:Sennheiser. They have a pair for $80, that I found comfortable and great sounding. I tried about 10 or more last week.
There is up to 1000% profit on earbuds...many are made in the same chinese factory that $15 dollar earbuds are made. Earbuds and Headphones are very trendy and teens et al will pay big bucks so the market is exploiting that.
A reasonable and very good sounding head phones are:Sennheiser. They have a pair for $80, that I found comfortable and great sounding. I tried about 10 or more last week.
Bowers and Wilkins would not be in the same category as the popular mark up brands you describe. I own a pair, and these are seriously the best headphones I have ever owned for the money. The fact that they are slightly smaller the the standard over the ear headphones yet deliver the same sound makes them even better in my eyes.