Bowers & Wilkins' Px8 S2 headphones land with comprehensive hi-res Bluetooth codec support, USB audio and a better noise-cancellation setup

• Px8 S2 is 'the best headphone Bowers & Wilkins has ever made'
• aptX Lossless and Adaptive; 8 mics (rather than 6 in Px8)
• Available today, 24 September, priced $799 / £629 (around AU$1,289)

Well now. When a firm like Bowers & Wilkins tell us that its just created a set of over-ear headphones that set "a new benchmark for performance and design in the wireless over-ear category" it's worth taking notice. Why? Oh, because both the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 and newer (even better) Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 upon which these are built are such stunningly good headphones.

So how has B&W outdone itself with the Px8 S2 – or to put it another way, what's their chief bid for entry into our best headphones buying guide? Often, it's a case of minor tweaks and incremental gains with these things, but there are ...