SONNY MEETS HAWK, this is a work that is definitely worth loading into the history of jazz , and the saxophonists of the two eras have no reservations. This TWS Bluetooth plug can just keep the distinctive personality of two saxophones with different styles, and present the interpretation of serious, naughty, or light moments. I have to say that it really has a song about jazz. It's not someone else's talk about, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) is the popular PI5 in the TWS category. Before talking about PI5, I thought I had a more talk about Bowers & Wilkins, which is a colorful and specialized brand. Flowers are not flower hearts, but are widely involved; specialization is not specialization, but professionalism.
Speaking of B&W, the top UK audio brand, what have you thought of? It is estimated that what enthusiasts talk about the most is its Nautilus speaker that integrates industrial design and acoustic technology. Even if you put aside the sound quality, just looking at the appearance, it is a unique existence. But in fact, it is the most dazzling part, how can it make the Nautilus beautiful?
Come on, let’s look at a few pictures:
Friends who have research on luxury cars will probably have some impressions. That’s right, BMW, MASERATI, MCLAREN, VOLVO, many of the top models of car brands are from B&W. B&W has also been deeply engaged in the automotive audio industry for many years and has created many classic works.
Speaking of B&W's old speaker design, let's look at the picture first.
This is the current main speaker of Mr. Yi, the founder of Hugo Records. It is a classic work of B&W. The 808 double twelve-inch flagship monitor speaker , known as the "monitor king", is the world's top speaker design brand. These top professional speakers launched by B&W have been favored by many musicians, recorders and enthusiasts. These speakers are also used in many top recording studios around the world, such as EMI Abbey Road, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, which are important in the field of classical music.
is visible. No matter from which angle, B&W is a God of War among speaker brands. Back to the topic, this article is not an expansive discussion of B&W's classic works in the past few decades. Instead, focusing on the current TWS headphone work launched by B&W - it is the protagonist of this article, PI5.
PI5 has two colors, one is matte white and the other is charcoal gray. To be honest, the former looks comfortable but has a slight plastic smell, which is almost interesting. In addition, the white is not resistant to dirt, which is a bit difficult for me as a boy; the latter's carbon gray battery compartment and body enhance the visual weight and texture, and with the smooth touch of pebbles, it achieves a natural and unified feeling from vision to touch. As for design and workmanship, it is B&W's strengths. You will find that the battery compartment and headphone body are half piano painted and half matte. The design of the two is very harmoniously echoed; the headphone design is quite tough, but the corner workmanship is very delicate, and you won't scratch your hands when you hold it in your hand. Therefore, when I first started using PI5, I felt comfortable and relaxed - I chose the right choice.
PI5 has a fascinating appearance, and also has an intimate inner feeling that makes people fall in love with it. Equipped with Qualcomm aptX chip, it supports Bluetooth 5.0, and the mainstream Bluetooth protocol basically supports it. The design of the touch operation is quite sensitive. Click, double-click and triple-click operations have reasonable operational correspondence, and you can easily get started in one go. If you don’t know how to use it, it doesn’t matter. B&W has an APP called headphones that intuitively tells you how to operate it. And you can also quickly switch between active noise reduction and two-speed ambient sound state through this APP.
In addition, although PI5 supports active noise reduction, it is necessary to lift a mouthful half-burn. Active noise reduction is actually a real-time generation of sound waves that can offset external noise. This action will affect the purity of music playback to a certain extent, weakening details and dynamic performance.The ergonomic design of PI5 is in place, which is very consistent with the ear structure. In addition, the body is light and comfortable to wear, which helps to better fix the plug on the ear, thereby enhancing the effect of passive noise reduction. When the music sounds, the outside world is basically isolated, so even if you use PI5 to listen to music on subways and buses, there is no need to turn on active noise reduction. As an audiophile who has requirements for sound quality, of course we can do whatever we want.
has said so much, and the next step is the highlight - the sound quality that enthusiasts care about the most. With the support of B&W brand, the level is enough, so what about the tuning concept? That's right, for a brand that has been accumulated for more than half a century, it will inevitably have its own tuning concept. Brand founder John Bowers once said, "The original sound is like a gaze traveling through flawless glass, without any impurities blocking or blurring the vocal performance. It is absolutely faithful to all the details of the sound, allowing the listener to enjoy the ultimate sensory experience as if he was here in person." The pursuit of faithful restoration of sound also runs through the founder's entire product design, and this has also been passed down as the tuning gene of B&W.
PI5 is not the highest-end TWS model of B&W, it also has PI7 on it. However, B&W is a brand that is good at making dynamic coils. Pure dynamic coils are more conducive to B&W's tuning performance; and PI5 uses a large 9.2mm dynamic diaphragm unit. In fact, pure dynamic coils can also allow PI5 to easily obtain smooth and natural three-frequency connection. The sound of
PI5 is transparent, and the frequency response range from medium and high frequency to high frequency is very rich; the low frequency is solid and has a lot of volume, which is aimed at the tone of the music fans who like pop music. So the question is, will such low frequencies affect the clarity of mid-frequency vocals and instruments? Won't. After all, he is an old driver who has been trained for decades of dynamic circles. How could he fail to get into such ordinary problems? Moreover, B&W, which pursues the "faithful sound restoration" style, naturally will not design its product sound as "blurred Fi".
In addition to the jazz that started in this article, let’s listen to a few more songs to experience the charm of PI5’s sound.
Jacky Cheung 's CLASSIC TOUR There is a song " She Comes to Listen to My Concert " on Hong Kong site. This work, whether it is the emotions of the God of Songs singing or the cheers of the audience, can bring the listeners the overflowing touch that originally belonged to the scene. The thick low frequency of PI5 brings full and abundant energy to this live masterpiece, making the performance more sensational.
Avril 's LET GO is the youth of many punk fans after 8090 . I have also heard it since the album was released, and it has been around for twenty years. Avril's gushing youth hormones immerse every note. The mid-frequency tuning of PI5 is very distinctive, and it is perfectly combined with the singer's voice tearing when he roars, causing an urge to exclaim.
Guitai Gu Zou is a drum music audition disc that fans talk about. Whether it is the small drum that expresses transient speed or the big drum that challenges the energy limit of low frequency, it is all available. The big drum under PI5 is quite energetic, elastic, and full of afterglow, reflecting the taste of this drum Lotte disc.
Closing statement
TWS headphones have been developed for several years. From the beginning, I heard it sounded so much to the sound quality of most TWSs now, and many TWSs have developed their own voice personality. Just like this B&W PI5, it not only has good design and workmanship, but also has good sound performance in many music types, but also has unique tuning inherits the good genes of B&W, and has a tone bonus for jazz. Although such a pair of TWS cannot replace wired earbuds with hard quality, the TWS category mainly provides a more comfortable listening experience in terms of portability, communication, entertainment, etc. I checked that the PI5 is only 14XX now. As a top TWS model with original price of more than 2K, I believe I don’t need to say anything more to achieve such cost-effectiveness.
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