Bowers & Wilkins Announces Its All-New Px7 S3, Its Most Advanced Wireless Headphone Yet

Bowers & Wilkins has raised the bar once again. The renowned British audio brand just unveiled its all-new Px7 S3 wireless headphones from its UK headquarters in Worthing. Building upon the multi-award-winning pedigree of the Px7 S2e released in 2023, this latest generation represents the most advanced and capable wireless headphone the brand has created to date.

Reimagined Design for Superior Comfort

Audio enthusiasts will immediately notice the comprehensively re-imagined industrial design that takes the brand’s iconic aesthetic to new heights in the premium headphone category. The Px7 S3 features a notably slimmer profile engineered specifically for comfortable, extended listening sessions. Even the carrying case has been redesigned to be more compact and easier to fit into your bag.

A new headband and redesigned arm mechanism ensure the headphones fit closer to your head, while luxurious earpads with improved memory foam perfectly cushion your ears for ultimate comfort during long listening sessions. The attention to ergonomic details shows Bowers & Wilkins’ dedication to creating headphones that feel as good as they sound.

Sound Elevated to New Heights

The acoustic performance sees dramatic advances over its predecessor. Almost every element in the Px7 S3’s design has been reimagined, with its 40mm biocellulose drive units featuring a redesigned and improved chassis, voice coil, suspension, and magnet. Only the cone material itself carries over from the previous generation. These comprehensive redesigns deliver lower coloration and distortion, improved resolution, and superior dynamics.

The drive units maintain their careful angling toward the listener’s ears, ensuring consistent distance from every point across each driver’s surface for better imaging and stereo spaciousness. This thoughtful engineering approach results in a more immersive listening experience with precise audio positioning.

For the first time in a Bowers & Wilkins over-ear headphone, these high-resolution drive units are powered by a dedicated, discrete headphone amplifier. This engineering choice provides notably more scale and energy to the sound, ensuring the Px7 S3 delivers audio that’s as dynamic and exciting as it is accurate and realistic.

Cutting-Edge Connectivity

The Px7 S3 includes both aptX Adaptive 24/96 wireless technology and the latest Qualcomm innovation, aptX Lossless. The 24/96 specification represents a significant leap in wireless audio quality, allowing for 24-bit depth and 96kHz sampling rate. In practical terms, this means the headphones can reproduce a wider dynamic range and frequency response than standard Bluetooth audio, capturing subtle details and nuances in your music that would otherwise be lost in wireless transmission.

These technologies automatically optimize wireless music transmission from compatible devices, ensuring the best possible sound quality with high-resolution music streaming services such as Qobuz and TIDAL. The aptX Adaptive codec intelligently adjusts bitrate and performance based on your environment and content, balancing sound quality with connection stability. Supported by powerful Bowers & Wilkins-developed DSP (Digital Signal Processing), the result is outstanding high-resolution sound quality that rivals wired connections.

Users aren’t limited to wireless connections, however. The headphones also support 3.5mm analog audio connections and high-resolution-capable USB-C, particularly beneficial for computer users and owners of compatible mobile devices, including the latest generation of iPhone. Both cable types come included in the carrying case.

Next-Generation Noise Cancellation

Noise cancellation technology has received a significant upgrade in the Px7 S3. Bowers & Wilkins engineers have developed what they confidently describe as the most powerful and effective active noise cancelling technology the brand has ever created. Their approach carefully balances effective cancellation of unwanted noise while preserving the musicality of the performance.

The proprietary noise-cancelling system utilizes eight high-performance microphones strategically positioned around each earcup. Two measure the output of each drive unit, four monitor ambient noise from the outside world, and two more provide voice clarity. This sophisticated microphone array ensures optimal noise cancellation in various environments.

When making calls, unwanted noise is effectively suppressed by ADI Pure Voice, the latest generation of voice processing technology. All eight microphones work together with the noise cancelling and voice-processing technologies to ensure outstanding call clarity regardless of your environment.

Battery Life and Smart Features

Battery life remains impressive with 30 hours of playback with full noise cancellation enabled on a single charge. A quick 15-minute recharge provides up to seven additional hours of listening time, perfect for those moments when you’re rushing out the door.

The Bowers & Wilkins Music app offers comprehensive control over the Px7 S3. Users can activate or disengage the noise-cancelling transparency mode, monitor charge levels, select wear sensor sensitivity, and define preferred operations for the physical ‘Quick Action’ button. A significant upgrade allows listeners to fine-tune sound through an adjustable five-band EQ with preset memory. Those preferring the manufacturer’s tuning can select True Sound mode, which represents the preferred audio profile selected by the acoustic team at the Southwater Research Establishment (SRE).

Physical controls remain intuitive with a revised button layout that reshapes the volume and playback controls for improved tactile interaction. The power button has been relocated to the left earcup, while the Quick Action button allows users to cycle through noise-cancelling options or launch their phone’s Voice Assistant with a single touch.

Future-Ready Technology

Looking toward future capabilities, the Px7 S3 will be the first Bowers & Wilkins headphone to offer spatial audio support. The engineers at SRE have developed proprietary audio processing technology designed to give listeners a realistic sense of acoustic space and a natural, immersive experience with spatial audio. This feature will arrive as an over-the-air update later this year.

Another technological first for the brand is support for Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast broadcast functionality. This innovation enables a single audio source to broadcast to unlimited receiving headphones. LE Audio also includes LC3, a new high-quality audio codec with potential for higher quality sound than standard Bluetooth audio. Bowers & Wilkins plans to roll out LE Audio compatibility to the Px7 S3 as a future update.

Premium Finishes and Availability

The Px7 S3 will be available in three elegant finishes: Anthracite Black, Indigo Blue, and Canvas White, each featuring complementary detailing. Demonstrating the brand’s focus on longevity, Bowers & Wilkins has engineered the new design so that both ear cushions and headband are replaceable by trained service engineers.

Giles Pocock, VP of Brand Marketing, expressed pride in the company’s achievement: “It’s been an extraordinary challenge for Bowers & Wilkins to develop new headphones able to exceed the exceptional performance and critical acclaim given to our current range. I’m thrilled that with the new Px7 S3, the team has not only risen to that challenge but has managed to set a new benchmark for excellence in the headphone category.”

The company has yet to announce final pricing and retail availability for North and Latin America, with those details coming at a later date. Interestingly, the Px7 S3 represents just the beginning of Bowers & Wilkins’ 2025 headphone lineup. The company plans to launch a new flagship model, the Px8 S2, later this year, though specific details remain under wraps for now.

Why the Px7 S3 Is GearCulture Worthy

• Engineering Excellence: Completely redesigned drive units with dedicated headphone amplifiers deliver audio that’s both technically superior and emotionally engaging
• Next-Level Comfort: Slimmer profile, improved memory foam earpads, and redesigned headband make these perfect for all-day listening sessions
• Cutting-Edge ANC: Eight-microphone array provides best-in-class noise cancellation while preserving audio quality
• Future-Proof Technology: Coming support for spatial audio and Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast means these headphones will get even better with time
• Thoughtful Details: From the replaceable ear cushions and headband to the intuitive physical controls, every aspect has been refined for the discerning audio enthusiast

Audio enthusiasts can learn more about the Px7 S3 at www.bowerswilkins.com.