CNET’s Audiophiliac, aka Steve Guttenberg, has given the C5 a glowing review. Calling the headphone’s design “stunning” , he describes it as the “prettiest in-ear design I’ve seen to date.”
He goes on to talk about the “clear and clean sound…remarkably it’s more open and less stuck inside my head.. in that sense more like full-size headphones.”
You can read the full review here.
PCMag also gave the C5s an excellent review, describing them as offering
“beautiful, rich bass and fantastic audio-performance inside the most secure-fitting earphone design in its under $200 price”
You can read the full review here
The New York Post has described the C5s as “literally the best buy for your money” going on to state that “the sound [they] produce is astounding”.
“Bowers & Wilkins have taken their world-class, pro-tier studio speakers and shrunk them into two little ear buds. Like you’re listening to a full room of sound rather than just headphones.”
The third review (“literally the best buy for your money”) is from the New York Post, not the New York Times.
Posted: Thursday, 25 August 2011The NY Post is not the NY Times and does not carry the same gravitas as an endorsement.
Posted: Thursday, 25 August 2011Our apologies for the typo, it has now been corrected.
Many thanks for pointing it out.
Bowers & Wilkins
Posted: Thursday, 25 August 2011The sound is amazing but the mic when used for the iPhone is a little buggy. One day voice sounds pristine and the next people can hardly hear. A great headset has features that enhance bot voice and music and I have yet to find one that does a great job at both functions. By the way, where is the mic anyway?
Posted: Thursday, 25 August 2011“does not carry the same gravitas as an endorsement” I agree, I would never buy anything endorsed or favorably reviewed by the New York Times.
Posted: Thursday, 25 August 2011Hi there Johnathan,
Thank you for your comment about the C5′s.
I can confirm that the mic for the Bowers & Wilkins C5′s is within the Remote section of the cable. Where the remote is joined at each side is where the voice travel’s through, instead of there being an obvious hole or marking to indicate where the mic is located.
I hope this clears things up for you!
Kind regards
New Media Product Support
Posted: Thursday, 1 September 2011Bowers & Wilkins
Nice looking headphones – it’s a pity you don’t make them for Android as well, as there’s a whole big gap in the market waiting to be filled.
Posted: Friday, 16 September 2011Had these headphones for a couple of days and they sounded amazing after approx 50 hrs burn in time. Couple of negatives (biggest first), they hurt my ears so bad after approx 20mins listening. Everybody’s ear shape / concha is shaped differently so they might work for you but not me. Secondly, the cord is too short and third, the in-line remote wouldn’t work with my iPhone 3GS but would with my macbook (B&W help line puzzled as even the supplied apple would work ! ).
Posted: Tuesday, 27 September 2011Brought them back for a pair of P5`s which sound very recessed even after 50+ hrs run in so might cut my losses. Dont get me wrong I love B&W gear (running a pair of 805s using Cyrus equipment) but they should stick to docks and speakers.
Definitely didn’t have a good feel factor after these 2 purchases, will stick to my Grado SR80`s