B&W P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphones Announced [Bowers & Wilkins P5 Headphones to Launch in January]

Bowers & Wilkins has never been one to play the bargain game, but with over 45 years of audio experience we’ll have to agree that the company know a thing or two about coming up with both high class and high quality products. If our last encounter with the B&W brand was when we found out that the guys are working on a Zeppelin Mini Dock for the iPod, this time we just heard that they have built the company’s first pair of headphones.

Promising natural, unfatiguing performance, the Bowers & Wilkins P5 Mobile Hi-Fi headphones feature boast a closed back design, magnetically attached sheep leather earpads, along with state-of-the-art noise canceling technology and a built in microphone for the best possible sound quality, working great wit both your regular home audio equipment or your iPod.

Recognizing that many mobile headphones can be tiring when listened to over extended periods, Bowers & Wilkins’ engineers at the world-famous Stenying Research Establishment have worked tirelessly to produce a headphone with a natural, unfatiguing performance. The use of specially developed ultra-linear neodymium magnets and highly optimized Mylar diaphragms provide the best possible sound quality. As always, countless hours of critical listening and tuning have played a major part in the P5’s natural and engaging performance.

The new B&W P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphones are going to be available in shops in January, and although there’s no sign regarding price, I for one would expect something … staggering.