Bowers & Wilkins PX8 Headphone McLaren | FP44326

Celebrating the long-standing, award-winning partnership between Bowers & Wilkins and McLaren Automotive and the McLaren supercars and hypercars in which Bowers & Wilkins has been integrated, the Px8 McLaren Edition headphones fuse McLaren-inspired styling with high-performance wireless sound synonymous with Bowers & Wilkins’ flagship headphones.

We’re defined by a compulsive desire to make a better product and, when it comes to wireless headphones, we’ve never made a better product than Px8, our new flagship. Engineered to excel in every area, it’s the ultimate combination of exceptional sound quality, premium materials, intelligent technology and smart features.

Thanks to its innovative new 40mm Carbon Cone drive units, Px8 can capture those crucial musical details that other headphones simply miss. The Px8 features exceptional noise cancellation, call clarity and full smart feature set, including up to 30 hours of wireless listening. Cast aluminium arms, fine Nappa leather trim and diamond -cut bright edge detailing leave you in no doubt that here is a headphone every bit as special as it sounds.

Key Features

McLaren inspired
Celebrating a relationship which has been in place since 2015, the Px8 McLaren Edition is finished in elegant grey leather with Papaya orange details inspired by McLaren’s supercars and hypercars.

Designed highlights
Integration of McLaren Automotive cues is subtle but stylish, with a Galvanic grey finish and Papaya orange highlights, the latter inspired by the famous Papaya orange which originated on founder Bruce McLaren’s early racing cars. A discreet tone-on-tone McLaren logo on the headband completes the headphones’ distinct and striking design.

Audio partners
The partnership is built on firm technical foundations, something that has already been recognized with three iF design awards for the system integrations of Bowers & Wilkins in the McLaren Speedtail, McLaren GT, and most recently, the hybrid McLaren Artura, which has again raised the bar for audio performance thanks to close engineering collaboration and optimization.

Bowers & Wilkins Music app
With the Bowers & Wilkins Music app you can stream your favorite songs direct to your Px8 McLaren Edition, browse our suggested playlists, or let us suggest new tunes for you. We support Qobuz, Tidal and Deezer at launch, with more to follow, but whatever you play, you’ll hear the True Sound of the performance – because for us, there’s no other way to listen.

A new reference in headphones
Px8 combines its high-resolution 24-bit DSP brain with all-new 40mm Carbon Cones that deliver outstanding resolution. By reducing distortion and improving high-frequency detail, the carbon cone captures nuances in your music that other headphone drive units miss – and in Px8, that means more of the music that matters, more of the time.

Angled Carbon Cones
Px8 uses a new and breakthrough drive unit technology: the Carbon Cone. The stiffer carbon-fibre cone reduces distortion compared to a standard headphone drive unit, resulting in lower noise on the cone and massively improved clarity. Coupled to a fully optimised drive unit ‘motor’ system’, with revised magnet, voice coil and surround, the result is unparalleled accuracy from a headphone drive unit.

High-resolution sound with advanced DSP
Px8 uses aptXTM Adaptive wireless technology to automatically optimise wireless music transmission from suitable phones, tablets and computers. Coupled to powerful Bowers & Wilkins-developed DSP (Digital Signal Processing), the result is outstanding 24-bit high-resolution sound quality from suitable streaming services. Connect to your laptop via USB, and you’ll enjoy just the same high-res quality.

Cancel the noise, not your music
Px8 uses a total of six microphones for outstanding noise cancellation performance that shuts out unwanted intrusions yet does no harm to your favourite music’s dynamics and energy. Careful positioning and angling of those microphones ensures outstanding call quality too, even in noisy environments.

Comfort, for longer
PX8 features luxurious materials and purposeful design. Its cast aluminium arms are supremely light and stiff for superior durability: its sumptuous Nappa leather combines with perfectly crafted memory foam earpads to provide effortless all-day comfort plus supreme durability. Diamond-cut bright metal detailing perfectly finishes the luxurious, premium look.