Bowers & Wilkins · Updated July 2026

Bowers & Wilkins Pi8: price, specs & release date

Name: Bowers & Wilkins Pi8
Brand: Bowers & Wilkins
Price: 499 USD
Availability: InStock

The Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 costs $499, the most expensive wireless earbuds (median $250). It earns a Bronze Deskmark — 19/100 pay-blind standing, #21 of 21 in class.

Verified Jul 7, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below

Check current price at amazon.com Recorded 2026-07-07 — live price may differ. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Bowers & Wilkins Pi8, released 2024. Every price and spec below is linked to its source and dated — no guesses.

Source: bowerswilkins.com verified 2026-07-07 ✓ corroborated verify in ledger

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Is the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 a good buy?

At $499, the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 is the most expensive of the 16 wireless earbuds we track, where the median is $250. On the spec sheet, its driver of 12 mm is the highest of the 13, its battery case hr of 13.5 is the lowest of the 21, and its battery buds hr of 6.5 is below the median of the 22.

Specifications

Price (US)	$499 US MSRP $499, shown verbatim as "$499" multiple times on the official Bowers & Wilkins US product page (bowerswilkins.com/en-us/product/wireless-earbuds/pi8/300965.html, accessed 2026-07-07), including the "This Model / Pi8 / $499" comparison row. The earlier Best Buy $499.00 reference was not re-verified in this pass.
Brand	Bowers & Wilkins
Released	2024
ANC	Yes
Driver (mm)	12
Battery buds hr	6.5
Battery case hr	13.5
Bluetooth	5.4
IP rating	IP54
Wireless charging	Yes
Codecs	SBC, AAC, aptX Classic, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Weight per bud (g)	7

Source: bowerswilkins.com (verified 2026-07-07) · corroborated by amazon.com. Re-verified 2026-07-07 against the official Bowers & Wilkins US product page via fetch-clean (raw text, not WebFetch). Confirmed the EXACT model "Pi8 — Reference in-ear True Wireless earbuds" (not the Pi8 McLaren Edition or the Pi6 sibling). The page states verbatim: price "$499" (repeated, incl. the "This Model / Pi8 / $499" comparison row); "Drive Units: 12 mm Carbon Cone" and "2 x 12mm Carbon Cone"; "Bluetooth 5.4 with aptX Lossless technology"; Bluetooth Codecs "aptX Lossless / aptX Adaptive / aptX Classic / AAC / SBC"; "Water Resistance: IP54 (earbuds)"; "Wireless Charging Support: Yes"; "Up to 6.5 hours for earbuds (with ANC on)"; "Additional 13.5 hours from charging case"; "Weight: Earbuds: 7g (each)"; and Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). CORRECTION: battery_case_hr changed from 20 to 13.5 — the page's explicit case figure is "Additional 13.5 hours from charging case"; the value 20 was a derived buds+case total (6.5+13.5) and appears NOWHERE verbatim in the fetched text (the "20 hours total" B&W marketing and What Hi-Fi figures cited earlier were not present on the fetched source), so the explicit manufacturer case figure is used. release year "2024" is supported by the official page's own review citations dated 08/2024–11/2024 (Tom's Guide and T3 08/2024) — the product was reviewed, hence shipping, in 2024; no exact on-sale month is stated, so the month is left unspecified. CORROBORATION NOTE: the Amazon corroboration URL returned only a bot "Continue shopping" interstitial (163 chars) this pass and therefore did NOT independently confirm any spec (the previously claimed 32-ohm impedance, 3 mics, and multipoint from Amazon are unverified in this pass); all surviving values rest solely on the manufacturer page, which fully supports them. 10/10 specKeys survive (9 unchanged, 1 corrected, none nulled).

Is the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 worth it vs cheaper wireless earbuds?

Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 against its closest cheaper and pricier wireless earbuds on the specs that matter — every value sourced. See all 16 ranked →

Product	Price	ANC	Driver (mm)	Battery buds hr	Battery case hr	Bluetooth
Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 this	$499	Yes	12	6.5	13.5	5.4
Jabra Evolve2 Buds	$349	Yes	—	8	33	5.2

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 cost?

The Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 has a US price of $499 (US MSRP $499, shown verbatim as "$499" multiple times on the official Bowers & Wilkins US product page (bowerswilkins.com/en-us/product/wireless-earbuds/pi8/300965.html, accessed 2026-07-07), including the "This Model / Pi8 / $499" comparison row. The earlier Best Buy $499.00 reference was not re-verified in this pass.), as of 2026-07-07.

How does the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 compare on price?

At $499, the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 is the most expensive of the 16 wireless earbuds we track, where the median is $250.

When was the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 released?

The Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 was released 2024.

What are the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8's key specs?

Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 (Bowers & Wilkins): anc Yes, driver mm 12, battery buds hr 6.5, battery case hr 13.5, bluetooth 5.4. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-07-07.