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Px8 S2 vs WH-1000XM4

Reddit's answer is the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2. Buy it if you value rich sound and solid build quality and can live with ANC that some find merely adequate. The WH-1000XM4 is a Risky Buy — buy only if you prioritize sound quality and noise cancellation above long-term reliability.

Bowers & Wilkins · Audio

Px8 S2

Buy If—
80% of 407 owners recommend
No recurring failure pattern found across 113 threads.

Buy it if you value rich sound and solid build quality and can live with ANC that some find merely adequate.

+ Dominates the threads as the single most cited strength — 204 mentions put it well above everything else.

− A vocal minority flag fit issues; 28 mentions suggest the headphones don't suit every head shape.

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Sony WH-1000XM4
Sony · Audio

WH-1000XM4

Risky Buy$233.5
47% of 854 owners recommend
~1 in 3 failure rate — Roughly 1 in 3 long-term owner reports describe a failure, placing it 7th of the 10 wireless headphones we track — slightly above the category baseline of 27%. Charging is the most-cited component, followed by hinges and battery issues, typically surfacing within the first 25 months. Warranty coverage rarely helps: only 9 cases were resolved under warranty versus 37 that landed outside it.

Buy only if you prioritize sound quality and noise cancellation above long-term reliability.

+ Repeatedly mentioned as a reference point other headphones get compared against.

− Repeatedly mentioned: some owners find the tuning too bass-heavy or processed for their taste.

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Questions people keep asking

Which is better, the Px8 S2 or the WH-1000XM4?

Reddit's answer is the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2. Buy it if you value rich sound and solid build quality and can live with ANC that some find merely adequate. The WH-1000XM4 is a Risky Buy — buy only if you prioritize sound quality and noise cancellation above long-term reliability.

Is the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 worth it?

Reddit's verdict is Buy If. Buy it if you value rich sound and solid build quality and can live with ANC that some find merely adequate. The most-recommended wireless headphones of the 14 we track — sound and build praise dominate, but long-term sentiment dips noticeably from the early high.

Is the Sony WH-1000XM4 worth it?

Reddit's verdict is Risky Buy. Buy only if you prioritize sound quality and noise cancellation above long-term reliability. Strong ANC and sound, but ~1 in 3 long-term reports describe a failure — mostly charging and hinges within the first two years.