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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Series 2 vs Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC
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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Series 2
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- P5 S2
- ATH-MSR7NC (Black)
Our Verdict
Bowers & Wilkins P5 Series 2
Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC
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P5 S2
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Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.0
6.5
Comfort
6.5
7.5
Noise Isolation
4.6
5.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
No
No
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.43 lbs
0.7 lbs
Clamping Force
0.92 lbs
1 lbs
Controls
7.2
5.7
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
iOS
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Good
Feedback
Okay
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
No
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
N/A
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
Yes
Talk-Through
N/A
No
Additional Buttons
No
No
Breathability
8.2
6.3
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
2 °C
6.3 °C
Portability
6.4
6.0
Portability Picture
L
7.63"
7"
W
5.5"
6.3"
H
1.63"
2.5"
Volume
68.4 in³
110 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
N/A
Case
7.0
6.5
Case Picture
Type
Pouch
Pouch
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
8.0
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.5
6.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In the box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
1.02 dB
-2.76 dB
Treble Amount
-2.91 dB
-0.42 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
5.9
5.5
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
1 dB
1.19 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
7.9
8.9
Std. Err.
2.87 dB
1.54 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
12.97 Hz
Low-Bass
3.67 dB
-2.2 dB
Mid-Bass
3.56 dB
-0.31 dB
High-Bass
1.88 dB
1.86 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.8
8.3
Std. Err.
2.9 dB
2.25 dB
Low-Mid
-2.63 dB
-1.16 dB
Mid-Mid
-1.53 dB
-0.46 dB
High-Mid
2.95 dB
2.78 dB
Treble Accuracy
5.8
8.4
Std. Err.
5.23 dB
3.03 dB
Low-Treble
1.66 dB
2.13 dB
Mid-Treble
-4.08 dB
0.83 dB
High-Treble
-8.32 dB
-2.93 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.8
7.4
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.89 dB
1.7 dB
Dips
2.1 dB
1.2 dB
Imaging
8.6
7.8
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.22
0.18
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.87
2.02
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.79
2.19
Weighted Phase Mismatch
4.36
6.83
Soundstage
3.5
6.1
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
4.92 dB
2.69 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
-0.22 dB
3.02 dB
PRTF Distance
6.22 dB
16.47 dB
Openness
5.2
4.3
Acoustic Space Excitation
2.7
3.0
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.9
8.8
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.118
0.113
WHD @ 100
0.189
0.054
Isolation
Noise Isolation
4.6
5.5
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-11.38 dB
-14.67 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
Yes
Bass
0.73 dB
-4.56 dB
Mid
-7.22 dB
-8.14 dB
Treble
-28.23 dB
-31.34 dB
Leakage
7.8
7.6
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
34.71 dB
35.85 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
No
In-line
Yes
Yes
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
N/A
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
7.4
6.1
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
354.04 Hz
472.58 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
4.19 dB
1.46 dB
HFE
12,177.48 Hz
2,215.77 Hz
Weighted THD
0.795
0.14
Gain
22.15 dB
22.04 dB
Noise Handling
6.0
6.7
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
12.76 dB
18.77 dB
Active Features
Battery
0.0
8.1
Battery Type
N/A
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
N/A
27 hrs
Additional Charges
N/A
0
Total Battery Life
N/A
27 hrs
Charge Time
N/A
2.5 hrs
Power Saving Feature
N/A
No
Audio While Charging
N/A
Yes
Passive Playback
N/A
Yes
Charging Port
N/A
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
N/A
iOS
N/A
N/A
Android
N/A
N/A
macOS
N/A
N/A
Windows
N/A
N/A
Equalizer
N/A
N/A
ANC Control
N/A
N/A
Mic Control
N/A
N/A
Room effects
N/A
N/A
Playback Control
N/A
N/A
Button Mapping
N/A
N/A
Surround Sound
N/A
N/A
Connectivity
Bluetooth
0.0
0.0
Bluetooth Version
N/A
N/A
Multi-Device Pairing
N/A
N/A
NFC Pairing
N/A
N/A
Line of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Default Latency
N/A
N/A
aptX Latency
N/A
N/A
aptX(LL) Latency
N/A
N/A
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.5
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.04 ft
4.1 ft
Connection
1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
0 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC / PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PC / PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
N/A
USB Input
N/A
N/A
Line In
N/A
N/A
Line Out
N/A
N/A
Optical Input
N/A
N/A
RCA Input
N/A
N/A
Dock Charging
N/A
N/A
Power Supply
N/A
N/A
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