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Best Overall Earbuds 2025 - Robb Report
Best Wireless Earbuds Award - What Hi-Fi? Magazine
Choice Award 2024 - TechRadar
Editors' Choice Award - Tom's Guide
Platinum Award - T3.com
No-Holds Barred Excellence in an Earbud
The reference-quality Pi8 from Bowers & Wilkins redefines the earbud category. Its no-holds-barred specification sets a new benchmark for engineering excellence.
It delivers the highest quality on-the-go personal audio experience combined with the convenience of wireless operation and the serenity of active noise cancellation. Other features include Ambient Pass-Through and enhanced Wear Sensing technologies. The smart charging case can connect to analog and USB sources and retransmit this audio to your Pi8 earbuds.
Award-Winning Performance
England's i>What Hi-Fi? Magazine honored the Pi8 with a Best Wireless Earbuds Award 2024. "The Pi8 are pricier than your average wireless earbuds but sonically they perform levels above – the detail and refinement on show are breathtaking. Add useful features, solid ANC, the fact they’re nice to use and comfortable and you’ve got buds that rival brands should take notice of," notes the November 5, 2024 issue.
TechRadar handed the P8i a Choice Award 2024, with reviewer Becky Scarrott noting, "These earbuds offer the most zealous, nuanced, detailed and balanced audio I've heard in a true wireless earbuds design… This is Bowers & Wilkins' third-generation set of true wireless earbuds and they'll make you forget what's come before."
An Editors' Choice Award comes from Tom's Guide. "The Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 earbuds offer a luxurious design, improved fit and battery life as well. They come in at a steep price but the excellent noise cancelling and advanced codec support will likely win over audiophiles."
Also, <t3.com gave the Pi8 a Five Star review and a Platinum Award, observing, "Predictably great sound, predictably thorough specification and unexpectedly swish design make the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 the most competitive true wireless in-ear headphones so far. Which, by extension, means they’re very competitive indeed."
"Excels in Every Category"
The Pi8 grabbed the Best Overall Earbuds Award 2025 from the Robb Report.
"These tiny ‘buds produce sound that is rich and detailed, whether or not you have ANC turned on. But headphones do so much more than just play music these days, and we were especially impressed by how the pair’s array of six microphones work together to improve call quality. With their lightweight build and an easy-to-achieve snug fit, you have yourself a pair of earbuds that excels in every category."
"It Brings More Features"
Wayde Robson at audioholics.com notes, "Whether you choose the Pi6 or Pi8, you’re getting premium build quality, modern earbud esthetic style, spacious sound and refined tuning that rivals a good pair of closed-back hi-fi headphones. While the Pi8 offers slightly better overall sound quality for those who demand the finest, it also brings more features—aptX Lossless, five-band EQ, and case retransmission."
Advanced Drivers and High-Performance DSP
The advanced Carbon Cone drive units provide reduced distortion and improved high-frequency detail, capturing nuances in your music that other headphone drive units miss.
The Pi8's high-performance DSP with dedicated DSP and amplifier/DAC deliver a thrilling, large-as-life audio experience every time. The true 32-bit audio connection along with a five-band EQ + TrueSound™ mode take you to the next step in personal customization. Bluetooth 5.4 with aptX™ Lossless technology deliver real hi-res sound with compatible sources.
Designed for Premium Listening and Comfort
The Pi8’s highly considered industrial design combines premium materials, an ergonomic form factor, and four ear tip sizes to ensure a comfortable listen for every user. Three microphones per earbud ensures uninterrupted sound and call performance no matter where you are.
Thanks to the secure construction of Pi8, you can enjoy your favorite music out in the elements or at the gym without worrying about dust or water damage.
Active Noise Cancellation and Ambient Pass-Through
Bowers & Wilkins' lates-generation noise cancellation was designed from the ground up to deliver an uncompromised listening experience. Advanced noise cancellation that automatically adapts to your surroundings gives you a better listening experience.
The Ambient Pass-Through feature enables external sounds, such as conversation or safety announcements, to be heard clearly without any need to remove the earbuds.
Industry-First Headphone Music Streaming
The Bowers & Wilkins Music app provides industry-first headphone music streaming, plus simple setup and control that makes Pi8 smart, intuitive and easy to use. Your Pi8 can play music streamed wirelessly from your mobile phone, tablet or computer via Bluetooth.
Customizable Wear Sensing
The exclusive Wear Sensing feature enables the Pi8 to respond naturally, pausing and resuming the music simply by you removing an earbud from your ear. These features can be enabled and further customized via the Bowers & Wilkins Music app, available for free on iOS and Android devices.
Smart Charging Case
The Pi8 offer 6.5 hours of earbud life, fast charging, and additional battery life in the earbud charging cases. The included quick and convenient charging case allows you to boost your earbud’s battery when you need to. Simply charge your Pi8 case to deliver 24 hours of the highest quality sound on the go.
Connecting to an iPhone or Android device is simple, and here is a great feature for expanding your music sources. The smart charging case’s retransmission feature allows you to connect your Pi8 directly to analog and USB sources and enjoy more listening options than most other wireless earbuds provide.
