Subj : Bowers & Wilkins goes green with a fresh finish for the new Pi5 S To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Wed Mar 29 2023 17:00:03 Bowers & Wilkins goes green with a fresh finish for the new Pi5 S2 earbuds Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:43:21 +0000 Description: B&W's new sage green colorway for its more affordable audiophile-friendly true wireless earbuds is here and they're a glorious look for summer FULL STORY ====================================================================== Its been a mere three months since British audio brand Bowers & Wilkinsunveiled its second-generation lineup of wireless earbuds , but the company has seen fit to give the more affordable model of the two options a new lick of paint. Already available in Cloud Grey, Storm Grey, and Spring Lilac, B&W are now offering thePi5 S2s in a fresh newcolorway its calling "Sage". It looks quite minty to us, but we certainly like the summery hue. We also like that (as with the older color variants) the SagePi5 S2s are a slightly scaled back version of B&Ws flagshipPi7 S2 and that is reflected in the more palatable price-point. And the inaugural Pi7 earphones from Bowers & Wilkins, released in April 2021, are among the best premium wireless earbuds you can buy for sound quality, despite their lofty price tag as you'll see in our Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 review . (Image credit: Bowers & Wilkins) Opinion: Bowers & Wilkins offers some of the best-looking headphones around if you can afford them ThePi5 S2s haveactive noise cancellation withambient passthrough, use 9.2mm dynamic drivers and supportAAC, SBC,and AptX codecs, but dont support AptX HD or AptX Adaptive like their bigger (and more expensive) brothers oh, and you dont get the Pi7 S2s cool audio retransmission case feature . The Pi5 S2s includetwo microphones per earbud (rather than three per earpiece, in the Pi7 S2) for use during phone calls, plus Bluetooth 5.0compatibility with five hours of playback fromthe buds and 19 more from thechargingcase. In terms of ANC, this step-down option gets passthrough options of 'low' or 'high' rather than the user selectable scale on the Pi7 S2, but as an entry-level proposition that's understandable. Thenew Sage Pi5 S2 are available now for$299 / 299 / AU$450 from the Bowers & Wilkins site, along with the three other color options. Intrigued? You can read our thoughts on B&W's new top tier propositionin our imminent Bowers & WilkinsPi7 S2 review. Too hot for your blood right now? We hear you there are plenty of more wallet-friendly options in our best noise-cancelling earbuds buying guide. Not sure whether to go in, on, or over when it comes to headphones? That's fine too, see our feature on how to choose your next headphones . ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/bowers-and-wilkins-goes-green-with-a-fresh-fini sh-for-the-new-pi5-s2-earbuds --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .