Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comfortable; Great Sound; Stylish

Expensive

I wanted these headphones to be great. B&W makes some great audio equipment, but leaves something to be desired with these headphones. My biggest problems were: 1. The feeling of listening to my music with everything condensed into a tiny area. There was no significant soundstage.

reasonable Mids

Poor soundstage

While my obsessive desire for very high fidelity wasn't satisfied with the Bowers & Wilkins P5, my desire for a good listening experience on the move certainly was. The emphatic but tight bass response, coupled with a balanced warmish tilt and laid-back highs, made for a very pleasant and...

Portable music players have been around since the 80's. Back then it was the Walkman, today it's an iPod or a cell phone. Regardless of what you use to listen to your music on the go you need headphones.

Deep rich bass; Good sounding dialog in movies; Noise isolation; Stylish design; Removable ear pads; iPhone support

High price; Ear pads will heat up your ears; High frequency playback

Of course these headphones can't compete with the best semi-open or open designs for sheer clarity of audio in home applications. But there's little doubt that B&W's sumptuous P5s certainly challenge the finest portable headphones in the world, and they do it with spectacular style.

For my husband's birthday this year he received a pair of Bowers & Wilkins P5 headphones.

great comfort; sound quality; sleek style

my husband wants to buy more Bowers & Wilkins products now an they are expensive

If you dress in Armani suits, drive a BMW Z4 Roadster and commute to work in your own private yacht, the B&W P5s are the only choice of headphone for you.

iPad-friendly

Price; microphone sits a little low

The sound quality from these headphones are phenomenal. Everything sounds very natural, without the excessive bass present in most mainstream brands like Beats. I've owned a few pairs of Sennheisers as must say these are definitely a lot better.

I have been using this for more than 3 years now. Cons a) The apple certified cable wore out with in one year and the next cable is broken now. b) The leather pads have become kind of sticky and there is a strange glue kind of sticky material c) Over the ear design causes nuisance sometimes if you...

Hardware This feels like a quality product right from the get go. In the box as well as the headphones you also get a soft quilted carry case with magnetic fasteners, two types of cable and a promo code for Bowers and Wilkins online music service.