Over-Ear
Austrian Audio The Arranger
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$1,300
Full review dataAustrian Audio The Arranger vs Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Austrian Audio The Arranger vs Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Score breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 leads on 7 of 7 measures.
- Austrian Audio The Arranger
- Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
HearWiki score
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85
Sound
-
9.5
Noise cancelling
-
8.0
Battery
-
8.5
Calls
-
7.0
Value
-
5.5
Price (USD)
$1,300
$800
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Half a step newer
The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Hybrid against None.
- The ArrangerYear unknown
- Px8 S22026
What differsThe ArrangerPx8 S2
- ANC type
- None
- Hybrid
Platform
Specifications
The ArrangerPx8 S2
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $1,300
- $800
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 85
- Released
- -
- 2026
- Availability
- Availability unknown
- Sold new
- Driver
- 44 mm dynamic
- 2× 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 44 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 5 Hz - 30 kHz
- -
- Sensitivity (dB/Vrms)
- 110
- -
- Bluetooth
- -
- 5.3
- Codecs
- -
- SBC, AAC, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Battery life
- -
- 30 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 30 h
- Quick charge
- -
- 15 min → 7 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- -
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- hybrid
- Transparency mode
- -
- Yes
- Companion app
- -
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- -
- Yes
- Wear detection
- -
- Yes
- Controls
- -
- buttons
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 320 g
- 310 g
- Foldable
- Yes
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- Yes
- Yes
- USB-C
- -
- Yes
- Pad material
- leatherette
- -
- Connector
- 3.5 mm
- USB-C
- Microphones
- -
- 8
What reviewers said
Austrian Audio The Arranger
The Arranger is an open-back reference headphone that uses a 44 mm dynamic driver with a diamond-like carbon coating to deliver a natural, immersive audio experience. Its robust yet foldable frame, leatherette pads, and detachable cable make it a practical choice for critical listening, though it relies entirely on a wired connection without any noise cancellation.
- Pro:Natural, immersive sound with a wide frequency range
- Pro:Foldable design for portability despite its premium build
- Pro:Detachable cable adds convenience and upgradeability
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:Wired-only connectivity limits flexibility
- Con:Premium price point may not suit all budgets
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
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