Over-Ear
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
85Outstanding
$800
Full review dataBowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 vs Technics EAH-T700: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 comes out ahead with a HearWiki score of 85. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 - Outstanding overall at around $799.
Over-Ear
Technics EAH-T700
38Weak
$1,200
Full review dataScore 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.
- Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
- Technics EAH-T700
HearWiki score
85
38
Sound
9.5
5.7
Noise cancelling
8.0
-
Battery
8.5
-
Calls
7.0
-
Value
5.5
2.0
Price (USD)
$800
$1,200
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
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 (2026) against Technics EAH-T700 (2018). The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Hybrid against None. It also adds USB-C, Wear detection, Transparency mode and Custom EQ.
- Px8 S220268 yr newer
- EAH-T7002018
What differsPx8 S2EAH-T700
- ANC type
- Hybrid
- None
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Wear detection
- Yes
- No
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- No
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- No
- Companion app
- Yes
- No
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
Px8 S2EAH-T700
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $800
- $1,200
- HearWiki score
- 85
- 38
- Released
- 2026
- 2018
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 2× 40 mm dynamic
- 2-driver hybrid
- Driver type
- dynamic
- hybrid
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 50 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- 2
- Frequency response
- -
- 3 Hz - 100 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 28 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 102 dB/mW
- 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
- No
- ANC type
- hybrid
- none
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- No
- Companion app
- Yes
- No
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- No
- Wear detection
- Yes
- No
- Controls
- buttons
- none
- Voice assistant
- Yes
- -
- Weight
- 310 g
- 470 g
- Foldable
- Yes
- -
- Detachable cable
- Yes
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Connector
- USB-C
- -
- Microphones
- 8
- -
What reviewers said
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Technics EAH-T700
The Technics EAH-T700 is a premium wired over-ear headphone with a hybrid dual-driver design, offering a wide frequency response and high sensitivity for portable hi-res audio sources. While its build and ambition are noteworthy, its sound signature is often criticized for excessive treble and uneven tuning, which diminishes musical subtlety and timing at its high price point. It lacks modern conveniences like ANC, app support, or controls, but includes a detachable cable for connectivity.
- Pro:Excellent build quality and premium materials
- Pro:High sensitivity works well with portable hi-res players
- Pro:Wide frequency response from 3 Hz to 100 kHz
- Con:Harsh treble and exaggerated frequency extremes
- Con:Poor timing and lack of musical subtlety
- Con:Heat buildup and head pressure during long sessions
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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