British audio brand Bowers & Wilkins has unveiled two True Wireless headphones, the PI7 and PI5, designed to deliver audio “the way it is meant to be heard, and as the artist intended it.” The more expensive $399 PI7 headphones (pictured below) feature hi-res 24-bit audio processing in each earbud and ‘dual hybrid-drive’ units, which the company says work like high-performance speakers. Adaptive noise cancellation regulates levels in real time based on the listener’s surroundings. The PI7’s included B&W Smartcase charges the device while on-the-go, and retransmits audio wirelessly and directly to the ‘phones (for example, from an in-flight entertainment system).
The cheaper $249 PI5 set, meanwhile, offers 24 hours of battery life, active noise cancellation, and a fast-charging case providing a two-hour battery...
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