{"id":70088,"date":"2026-04-16T10:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/bowers-wilkins-px8-s2-have-ruined-all-other-headphones-for-me\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:51:09","slug":"bowers-wilkins-px8-s2-have-ruined-all-other-headphones-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/bowers-wilkins-px8-s2-have-ruined-all-other-headphones-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowers & Wilkins’ Px8 S2 have ruined all other headphones for me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Hardwired, AC senior editor Harish Jonnalagadda takes an in-depth look at all things hardware, including phones, audio products, storage servers, and networking gear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I have a lot of headphones; I use the Audeze MM-500 at my desk, but that’s mostly for attending meetings or product briefings. The rest of the time, I rotate between several over-ear headphones, including the Maze 99 Classics, Fiio FT7, Dan Clark Aeon X, and Focal Alex.<\/p>\n

Then there’s the Bluetooth option, and I mostly turn to the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2 or the AirPods Max. But in the past six months, I haven’t bothered to use any headphones other than the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2. There are obvious downsides to this; Coming in at $799<\/a>They cost a lot more than most Bluetooth headsets, and the ANC isn’t as good as what you get on Bose and Sony rivals.<\/p>\n