B&W enters the headphone market

[blessingx]

Just a preview, but... iPod & MP3 Headphones | Noise Cancelling Head phones - Bowers & Wilkins. Not so sure about those pads.

[morphsci]

... Not so sure about those pads.

That is kind of weird. I wonder why they went that route instead of just using sonically transparent fabric?

[ojnihs]

I like B&W speakers, but I'm not a fan of the way those headphones look

[Sherwood]

I'd be surprised if those don't suck.

[jinp6301]

I'd be surprised if they suck

B&W makes good (but overpriced) stuff

[Guest sachu]

Bah..if those headphones sound anything like their speakers..i'd stay the hell away from them

[luvdunhill]

I'd be surprised if I buy them.

[Torpedo]

Bah..if those headphones sound anything like their speakers..i'd stay the hell away from them

Hahahaha, well, not all their speakers suck, but for the price, you can do better Regarding the phones, I can't say looking at that. Maybe they sound good, but I fear they're going to be expensive

[Sherwood]

I'd be surprised if they suck

B&W makes good (but overpriced) stuff

I'd also be surprised if B&W made them. I'm guessing they're putting their name on an OEM.

In any case, the mere inclusion of noise cancelling means, to me, that these shouldn't be treated as headphones in their own right, but as branded companion pieces to their speakers for well-heeled connoisseurs to wear while not in their mahogany libraries.

Not to be overly stereotypical.

[skullguise]

In any case, the mere inclusion of noise cancelling means, to me, that these shouldn't be treated as headphones in their own right, but as branded companion pieces to their speakers for well-heeled connoisseurs to wear while not in their mahogany libraries.

Not to be overly stereotypical.

My library uses Madgascar Ebony. Bully on you, I say

But yeah, I'd be surpirsed if they built them, too. And I think the pads are indeed very odd.

[faust3d]

Nothing odd about the pads

Bose QC3

B&W P5

[Dusty Chalk]

I would like to hear them.

[laxx]

I can imagine the ear sweat generated from these.

[Dusty Chalk]

You know, that's a damn good point -- they call them noise cancelling, but then they go and say this under "isolation":

For those who don’t need full noise cancelling headphones, it’s perfect for listening to music on the go.

So I'm thinking, "not".

[darthsilverice]

Looks like its got some bling to it so I'll second that its probably going to be quite pricey.

[ktm]

Expensive? You bet! Good? I hope so.

There have been too many companies willing to use their name to sell

crappy rebadged gear. Only time will tell. Either way, I'm way too cheap

to be 1st in line for those.

[dsavitsk]

They look a little like the headphones used for hearing tests when I was in elementary school.

[Cankin]

I am surprised that they copied the look of DT48, but if it sounds as good as their speakers, I'd like to try one

[Torpedo]

Are they wireless?

[manaox2]

They look a little like the headphones used for hearing tests when I was in elementary school.

Mine were blue and white with blue hollow rubber pads.

[Smeggy]

I suspect, aside from the narrow headband they'll be quite comfy. No idea how they might sound. I like flat pads on supras as long as it's not uncovered foam, that just gets itchy.

[Dusty Chalk]

What about spikes?

[naamanf]

Here is hoping they don't sound like B&W speakers.

[Smeggy]

I haven't heard any B&W speakers since the mid 80s.

[Guest sachu]

Here is hoping they don't sound like B&W speakers.

haha...we think alike on that front Namaan.