The Px8 S2 McLaren Edition, a new version of the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 wireless headphones, has been unveiled. Developed in collaboration with McLaren Automotive and the McLaren Formula 1 Team, the new headphones build on the success of the Px8 S2. The design integrates the signature McLaren Papaya finish together with a striking Anthracite Grey, as well as carefully considered reveals of the McLaren Speedmark on both the headband and earcups.
A diamond-cut bright edge on each elliptical logo plate and memory-foam cushions and headband trimmed in Nappa leather deliver the ultimate, premium feel.
Reflecting the two brands’ shared technical and performance-led aesthetic, the Px8 S2 McLaren Edition offers the high-performance sound quality that Bowers & Wilkins is famous for, coupled with a design that connects fans of McLaren cars and the McLaren Formula 1 Team to the visual identity of the McLaren brand. The third headphone in the successful partnership elevates the performance standard still further, offering proprietary Bowers & Wilkins-optimized noise cancellation technology to effectively shut out unwanted noise without harming musicality.
In Px8 S2 McLaren Edition, performance is taken to even greater heights of detail, resolution and spaciousness thanks to upgraded bespoke 40mm Carbon Cone drive units. These drive units feature a comprehensively redesigned and improved chassis, voice coil, suspension, and magnet, and are angled to the listener’s ears to ensure a consistent distance from every point across the surface of each driver to each ear, ensuring better imaging and stereo spaciousness. The headphone also features Qualcomm’s aptX Adaptive 24/96 wireless technology and aptX Lossless plus powerful Bowers & Wilkins-developed DSP to deliver 24-bit/96 kHz high-resolution sound quality.
As with all other current generations of Bowers & Wilkins headphones and earbuds, the Px8 S2 McLaren Edition can be configured and controlled using the brand’s Music app. You can activate or disengage the noise-cancelling transparency mode to let in more or less of the outside world, monitor the headphones’ charge levels, select the wear sensor sensitivity, and define your preferred operation for the physical “Quick Action” button on the headphones. Listeners can now opt to fine-tune the sound through an adjustable five-band EQ, complete with the option to store their preferred settings as easily accessible presets. With a 30-hour battery life, Px8 S2 McLaren Edition can play all day long — and more — on just one charge, while a 15-minute quick recharge is sufficient to provide up to seven hours of additional listening time.
The Px8 S2 McLaren Edition is available now, and is priced at $899/£729/€829.
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