Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e Limited Edition
Score: 88/100
Bose QuietComfort Ultra
Score: 88/100Rankings
The Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e Limited Edition Ruby Red offers premium over-ear sound with hybrid ANC, long battery life, and a stylish design, targeting audiophiles and design-conscious users, though its non-foldable form factor and mid-range ANC limits remain.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra combines industry-leading ANC with spatial and immersive audio, offering up to 30 hours of playback and lossless wired sound. Its premium build and feature set target travelers and media enthusiasts, though it lacks water resistance and can be heavy for some users.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
40 mmbest | — | |
30 hoursbest | 30 hoursbest | |
33 ohmsbest | — | |
111 dBbest | — | |
30 mbest | 9.1 m | |
| ↓ lower better | 307 gbest | 480 g |
| ↓ lower better | — | 3 hoursbest |
24 monthsbest | 12 months |
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Microphone(1) | ||
Microphone Type | Built-in | Array |
Build & Design(1) | ||
Weight (g) | 307 g | 480 g |
Battery & Power(2) | ||
Wireless Range (m) | 30 m | 9.1 m |
Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
Warranty(1) | ||
Warranty Period (months) | 24 months | 12 months |
Connectivity(2) | ||
Connectivity Type | Bluetooth | Wireless |
Cable Length (m) | 1.2 m | 0.975 m |
Accessories(1) | ||
Number of Included Accessories | 4 | 3 |
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Professional reviewers uniformly praise the Px7 S2e for its sonic excellence, premium materials and long battery life, while noting that ANC, though good, does not match class-leading performance and the app lacks advanced tuning features.
Everyday users love the rich, immersive sound and comfortable fit, but cite bulkiness, occasional pairing hiccups, and microphone issues in windy environments as drawbacks.
Professional reviewers applaud the Bose QuietComfort Ultra for its leap forward in spatial audio, comfort, and build quality, highlighting the Immersive Audio and CustomTune features as standout innovations, while noting the lack of water resistance and slightly lower high-frequency ANC compared to Sony's latest model.
Users overwhelmingly praise the headphones for their comfort, powerful noise cancellation, and convenient auto-pause/lay-flat features, with common complaints about touch-control sensitivity, wind-related call quality issues, and initial disorientation with Immersive Audio.
