PX7 S3: The iconic B&W helmet is reinventing itself with an in -depth profile and a redesigned acoustics
Bowers & Wilkins is one of the only audio manufacturers specialized in high-end hi-fi speakers having been able to build a solid reputation on the Bluetooth helmets market. Since the launch in 2010 of its very first P5 helmet in 2010, a wired nomadic model, the British brand has continued to put its know-how in acoustics to make its range evolve. This long -term work really ends in 2017 with the Pxa wireless helmet whose ambition was to compete with the best helmets on the market at a time when noise reduction was not yet completely democratized.
A PX7 S2E with a refined profile and ergonomically redesigned
Bowers & Wilkins, who has never abandoned this famous PX series since then gratifies us today from a fourth generation helmet called PX7 S3. He follows the PX7 S2Eitself an evolution of the acclaim PX7 S2. The least we can say is that the promises are numerous, because the brand presents it as its most advanced helmet to date. In particular, it announces sound optimizations, technological modernizations and significant improvements on the side of ergonomics.
If the PX7 S3 takes up the visual identity and premium construction that made the success of its predecessor, its design has still been redesigned in detail. Its shells are refined for the benefit of aesthetics, its weight has been reduced by a few grams and its hear redrawn for more comfort. The new PX7 S3 shells above all made it possible to reverse the location of microphones and commands for better voice capture and easier control.
Revisited sound architecture and future compatibility audio
The sound architecture of the PX7 S3 is also a facelift. Each of its 40 mm transducers in biocellulose now benefits from its own amplification, in addition to magnets, reels and pervisitated suspensions. The British brand promises in particular “Increased dynamic and a more precise sound image“, as well as a sound reproduction”more lively and more realistic“.
Absolute highlight of Bowers & Wilkins helmets, connectivity and connectivity are unchanged. We can always count on a Bluetooth receiver with support for adaptive Aptx codecs and Aptx Lossless, as well as the possibility of using it in wire thanks to the USB-C and USB-C cables to Mini-Jack provided. For more modernity, a software update providing standard The audio is planned for this year. Thus, the PX7 S3 will be compatible with the LC3 Latence Codec and will be able to receive audio flows without pairing from an Auracast transmitter.
The brand also announces noise reduction performance greater than those of the PX7 S2E, although it has remained vague on their nature. The microphones dedicated to calls have however been the subject of drastic improvements, carried by a new noise reduction algorithm called Adi Pure Voice.
The PX7 S3 still works with the B&W Music app, which incorporates some new features such as a 5 -band equalizer and a space audio mode designed in collaboration with the Southwater Researchment engineers (available via the future update). Autonomy, on the other hand, is always announced at 30 hours with the noise reduction activated.
This new Bowers & Wilkins helmet is available today in white, black and blue finishes, at a price of € 429. There is therefore no price increase compared to the PX7 S2E at the time of its launch.
