New B&O Beoplay EQ In-Ear Headphones: Can they rival the Bowers & Wilkins PI7s?
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In today's video we take a look at the highly anticipated Beoplay EQ Headphones from Bang & Olufsen, covering everything from design, controls, sound quality and key specs as well as a comparison to the Bowers & Wilkins PI7's.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:05 Design
04:36 Controls
05:26 Key Specs
07:07 Sound Quality
10:39 Setup
12:00 Upgrades
12:30 PI7 Comparison
15:36 Verdict
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Watching you open and close the case...your enjoyment visualizing your colleagues being annoyed was palpable. Excellent
Awesome review again Jonathan. I always watch your channel here in Australia for the latest on Sonos, B&O and B&W. Watched your BMW X7 test last year as I was about to order an X5M50i and on your recommendation, ordered the B&W Hi Fi. Sounds Brilliant in the X5! I have some E8’s but after watching this video, will buy some EQ’s for the ANC when travelling. Thanks for the accurate info
Thanks fir a great video. Definitely going with the EQ.
Super video ! Awesome job ! I hesitate between the two’s. Sir, you have one of the best (if not the best) audio channel on youtube. Very well explained, full review, and sometimes with binaural demos. Thank you, hope you’ll continue your channel :) 👍👍
I like my PI7s. Though I did recently have a hard time getting them to re-connect to my 2021 iPad Pro.
These absolutely crush! A little big, but sound amazing
I finally took the plunge and bought one for myself as a graduation gift. Wish me luck 🙂
How is it?
Hi. I really liked your comparison. I have the jabra 85t and i want to upgrade to the next level. Also, i am really disappointed from the call quality of the 85t. Everyone tells me that there is a lot of background noise and they can not hear me !!! all the time !!! I can not understand why the 85t have good anc for me (so i hear everyone clear and clear music) but there is not anc for the other end. So they can also hear only me and not my scrounging. I realy like to hear from you how the eq on call quality. I am talking aboute a situation when i am near a road with cars or in the mall and people talking. Everyday use basically. Thanks man 😁
trust me - quality of the case matters. My Senn MTW2s case dropped about 2 feet to a hard floor and the cover broke and they essentially wound up rechargeable. Don't underestimate that.
eh... Wow, what a review!! Great Vid! you've convinced me I am going for the EQ's . Great explanation on the themes and very well presented! Love from Europe 💞
Great review! I owned the Pi7s and returned them for EQ’s. I love the B&O app which to me is a lot better then the B&W app. My iPad Pro Gen4 and iPhone Pro Max 12 would not connect all the time to the Pi7’s . I use Tidal and I can tell you the EQ’s sound amazing using Tidal. I also have H95’s and the B&O Portal’s haha. If you are deep within the B&O echo system I would go with EQ’s all day long. I feel B&O products get better with age.
Where are you allowed to return inear headphones??
@@GoTnUnion I’m the US. I used Best BUY
Just bought the black pair but really think I will get the sand colour as well paying more upfront is worth it for long term use and simply just wanting to use them because they are so good
Lol.i got the sand one and would have preffered the Black one...You'd better keep your blackbones
I really like the look of them and the larger size, that case is gorgeous. Their battery life makes them far more practical for how I use wireless buds. That is a big dynamic driver, last time I heard of one that big was on a Sony ex1000.
Hi, I've just got mine in Nordic Ice to complement the Portal for Xbox and think they are amazing 👍🏻👍🏻
Regarding the chimes for the ANC:
High pitched chime = Transparency
Low pitched chime = ANC
Short bip = off
Yeah, took me a minute. The passive is sometimes better than active for voices which is so weird. ANC is good. Great for blocking consistent mids and lows. But it’s almost like it’s highlighting the highs. Odd.
You explained that these earphones work best with the app to adjust sound. Once you've made an adjustment, do you know if these earphones adjust internally or do you have to be linked to a phone in order to retain settings? For example, as well as a phone, I might want to use with other devices such as a sony walkman.
Which is better for phone calls?
The PI7s are capable of 24 bit music, is that a big difference from say 16 bit on most other earbuds? Do the B&O eq allow for 24bit playback?
On say Tidal or Ama unlimited
Hello Jonathan, thanks for the review! Really appreciate your efforts 👍🏻 which is louder? The B&O EQ or the PI7? Loud volume is a priority for me that’s why….
bo is byonly a little bit
@@ghs7714 you tried both?
I have both. The pi7s are louder.
I had the bose qc earbuds now for a year. I’ve had the 1st gen sennheiser earbuds before the bose so the bose’s sound quality didn’t really impress me. Should I pull the trigger on these?
Have you tried the Grado GT220 buds? From what I have read they get great reviews for sound quality but no ANC. I’m in the the market for some great sounding ear buds and I would appreciate what you guys think. Grado have a long audiophile reputation in traditional headphones so they have a good pedigree.
Hi Jonathan thank you for another superb review having purchased these I was waiting for this review.
As a devoted B&O fan I jumped on these as soon as I found out they were available despite their premium price tag I managed to get both colors. While I agree with your precise findings, I am a bit perplexed and find it a bit odd as to why B&O just decided to omit the most important touch controls, Fast Forward & Rewind Touch Controls or maybe at least provide Touch Control Customisation as oppose to relying on the voice assistant on ios (siri) or android (google) to skip or rewind tracks !!! Despite offering pretty much every other touch controls.
Aside from this little short coming the sound coupled with beosound app makes these little gems come alive with out distortion even at maximum volume they sound good rich and powerful with out the boomy bleeding Bass or skull shattering Treble Sibilance. The EQ buds despite the increase in size compared to previous Gen E8 are quite comfortable for long listening sessions with out irritation or fatigue while providing a good seal.
Like you said i also found The adoptive ANC is among the best I have heard not exactly at Bose level but very close to Sony XM4s and it works well with out altering the sound quality like some make and models.
I keep going for these more and more now as I found their sound quality really addictive.
Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that maybe they decide to fix the fast forward and rewind touch controls at some point.
Could you comment on how they cope with wind noise outside with ANC on? I saw another review that said they don’t cope well at all.
I hate to sound smug but I just picked up a pair for £118 on Amazon Prime. I've always loved B and O, we had a B and O TV and music centre when I was a kid. I played Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds until the stylus wore out!!
I'm using a Samsung s21 ultra 5g phone and these three earphones; Sony WF-1000XM4 and Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 and Bang and olufsen BeoPlay EQ, sweat and water resistant and anc noise canceling and very good music sound and phone call, which one should I buy and which I will be satisfied with. Thanks good luck..
How do these compare to the PI7 for call quality?
hi Jonathan great video question for you I want to buy Wilkins or bio which one it's better sound they can equal or 1 to 10 how Wilkins behind sound from bio can confused only think Wilkins battery I been heard people said bio better them Wilkins please advice .
Hello sir . Which soundbar is best for inside use ? Active noise cancellation, transparency? Or neutral?
Whatever sounds best for you. I use noise cancellation indoors aswell as outdoors 👍
SOLD
How are these compared to the sports?
How much? Warranty?
EQs look huge in the ears
The Noble Fokus Pro are the new 👑
Hi Jonathan I Love your Quality reviews can I ask for your advice please.
I have never used these type of Inear phones before being an old Luddite, I currently use my
Shure 535 SE Red phones with a Balanced cable into my Astell and Kern DAP.
How would these wireless phones work with Real Audio players instead on flipping phones?
I rip my audio files in WAV or FLAC and that is how I listen to my music never MP3, so how would
these Type of phones work with these and would the software work with my player?
Would you recommend the B&O to me or what do you think I should go for plus can I buy through you please?
Hi Andrew, thank you for your comment. You cannot connect the EQs directly to a DAP. It would have to go through some sort of Bluetooth which is not ideal for hi-res due to the compression process. They are really intended to be used for streaming. You would probably be best looking for some wired earphones or headphones for what you intend to use them for, unless you have a purpose for listening via Bluetooth. I hope this helps!
Are these headphones good for running? Has anyone tested them with a Garmin Fenix 6 pro watch?
Is that white part is really white or more beige?
It looks big.
Do you recommend the pi4 or pi7 for a active gym headphone and which has a better sound quality?
100% the Pi7's, I would stay away from the Pi4 as we have seen lots of customers have issues with this product. Hope this helps.
Can they beat the ex coming out soon?
And if you put them in the correct ear they sound even better!
I know we buy these for the music but I have a question on call quality. Ive got the sennheiser momentum 2 and they are absolute trash for calls, how comparable are they to the AirPods Pro, which to me are the best for calls? Thank you.
HI there, and thanks for the comment. These actually perform really well on phone & video calls. I would say they are comparable if not slightly better with the AirPods Pro. Hope this helps.
Love mine but battery sucks i never get more than 4hrs with anc on b&o claim 6+ hrs with anc on but sadly never happens to me
Nice review. Nobody has covered whether the EQs have multipoint pairing (ability to connect to two devices simultaneously) - one of my favorite features of the Airpod pros and Jabra 85Ts. For $400 I’d hope they would.
They remember 8 devices, you will typically have to stop broadcasting from one device to pair to another. This can be done when the buds are in the case or with a handy pairing mode in app. It will remember the last device and automatically pair. Frankly, apples auto pairing is more of a curse than a blessing for me and I love the B&O app so although it’s not seamless, I enjoy it.
Hi James, the B&O EQs do not have multi-point connectivity unfortunately. They can connect to 1 device at any one time.
Yeah you'd think more headphones would have it, but its are feature in True Wireless for some reason.
My Airpods Pro does not like being connected to both Android and iOS devices. I have to choose, otherwise I have to resync to the other to listen with it. Terrible.
It does have multipoint avoiding to the site. Maybe it was a update
I have both beoplay eq sounds way better. The details in the EQ'S are from another world. The pi7 sound muddy in comparison. And the EQ'S have an EQ
Mine fall out my ear no matter what eartips I use, just got for Christmas but think have to return them due to this
I love my B&O EQ. I never heard any TWS as great sound quality as them. I have sony, airpods, huawei, samsung, jabra. EQ are on another level.. balance and very detail. the others only show off a heavy boomy bloated big bass. but, yeah.. it always back to your sound taste.
Did you try the huawei freebuds pro2 and Sony wf1000 XM4? For comparaison
They said sounds in this is quite low it's not that loud, is it true?
Is it too late to review the Flagship N95?
If only Bang and Olufsen finished it in black and gold like PI7 I’d switch but I love black and gold aesthetic too much.
B&O 👍
Is the soundstage wide, out and beyond the earbuds or is it between the ears only?
All new ear buds are pretty good its a matter of fit and looks sound
And what your willing to spend
Look at the soundcore liberty 3 for way cheaper than these 2 ear buds getting raves all over you tube
Hi. Some competitors supply onboard memory to remember the most recent EQ settings without having to open the app and connect every time. Do these do that? I know Sony’s XM4 do.
Thanks a lot.
Yes, all premium earbuds have that feature. You don't need to open the app every time. In fact, I have never opened mine after I had set my desired controls with the app. Don't worry.
How does the beoplay eq sounds compared to e8 v3 buds?
Newer, larger driver. Sound like the sennheiser MTW II, major upgrade to the sound.
@@jeffreyallanrich oh i see, how about the transparency mode on both of them?
@@nazreenshah8001 transparency mode is okay. i think the e8 3.0 is a little bit better in transparency mode
3:22 vs 3:25
What do you reckon to be close to the real world color?
오 한국인! 베오플레이 eq와 pi7중 음질이 더 좋은건 뭔가요?
Seems big on your ears, mate!
I think mine are faulty, I’ve had them 2 days and I get interference during speech, like a distortion. Also a popping occasionally on vocals …..gutted, £350 for headphones is a lot , maybe a reset?
Which pair were faulty.
How long will the battery last on the earbuds? Will these last more than 5 years?
6
I have the pi7 but i’m not happy with the volume level. Should I try the beoplay eq or just keep my pi7’s?
Try the Beoplay EQ before your PI7 return window closes. Then you can make a better decision when you have em side by side
Aren’t they loud enough?
Did you ever get a answer about volume? I heard they are really low but it depends on the fit??
Get the beoplay eq’s. I just returned my pi7’s. The beoplay eq sound awesome.
@@rickdomingo6122 bro which one is louder? The pi7 or the b&o EQ? Because some reviewers are saying that pi7s are louder. Volume is a priority for me because I love loud music. Please let me know….also what’s the difference in the sound signature and sound stage between the PI7s and the Beoplay EQ?
I can not speak english. What is the sound quality ranking?
That pi7 are a little better sounding for him, but eq is better made.
@@patrokalisz9923 thank you!!
The B&Os are definitely the best to get, but the competition is not bad ether.
B&W Pi7 still sound better. Hands down.
@@thomasferrarojr.9772 Have you tried both? I am leaning toward the EQ'S due to superior battery life, other than that, i heard the pi7 sound better
@@TariqAbdul12 I personally think they sound better yes. Pi7 I mean.
PI7’s are absolutely s*it. I’m not talking about the usual bells and whistles nonsense, they just sound absolutely horrible and boomy. They have a dark sound signature and lack sharp acid details
Listen to Sennheiser MTW first generation after it burn-in, and try comparison over pi7 again :)
I'm struggling; Sony Xm4, M&D, B&W or Divalet..... Someone make it easy.😂😜🤬
Damn, XM3's £125 on Amazon but they look huge!
PI7 or EQ depending on your priorities. Tough decision though 🙏🏻
ehh I wouldn't do the XM4s unless you have ANC at the top of your priorities. M&D MW08 Sports are great and well rounded from a reliability and sound perspective (great bass and detail on voices). B&W PI7s have a great neutral signature with super clarity but controls/ connectivity are inconsistent and the battery is abysmal. Divalet.. just no... The B&O EQs based on this review look like something looking into.
Gemini & EQ, PI7 still have a lot of issues…. Gemini issues on the other hand all solved by Devialet this summer.
Ask Flossy Carter. Watch his review of the EQ posted this week.
Haha on this video tester had left headohone in right ear just look 🤣🤣🤣
But it is freaking bloody expensive.
In my region i need to pay import tax of roughly $100
Just received my new pair of "EQ's" this morning directly from B&O. Couldn't wait to give them a test run.. Wow, what a letdown. Build-quality case/buds are fantastic and the audio quality is really, really good. BUT you have to max out the volume to get that premium audio (80% or above) - older recordings with lower dynamic range really suffer because it's still not that loud - even turned all the way up. 2) There also is no option to skip tracks either going forward or back from the controls on the buds AND there are no options for voice assistant (SIRI/Google) activation also directly from your ears. This is a huge FAIL from B&O on a set of $400+ earbuds. Maybe at some point the company will update the (somewhat lackluster) app to include these features but at this price point these BASIC controls should already be there. Bowers & Wilken's' PI7 is a much better premium option: equal build-quality, equal (if not better) audio and track skip/voice assistant access. Sennheiser's Momentum 2's are also another great choice and around $100 - $150 less with the best ANC of these three, to boot. I really wanted to love these new Beoplay's but they are sorely lacking in some very basic features, especially for what they cost. Don't waste your money, look elsewhere..
Update is coming with track controls and it sounds like you haven’t found the right fit yet. Have you tried all of the ear tips? Be sure to download the app for equalizer controls - if you like punchier sound it can handle with ease with its new drivers. I have no problem with volume (although they are not the loudest I’ve had). The one thing I don’t expect to change or be added is voice assistant. The reasons to buy these, apart from the obvious luxury feel, is wireless charging, pocketable case, equalizer control and BT 5.2 with Aptx which you won’t find on BW pi7 or Sennheisers. This not only means a stronger connection, it means your apps won’t have latency, important if you ever play mobile games.
@@jeffreyallanrich Hi Jeff, on further reconsideration I'm thinking about buying the EQ's again (since I returned the last pair to B&O). If there truly is an update on the horizon for a skip track function that will make all the difference - I can live without the voice assistant function. Maybe I'll give it another go, if my wallet can handle it(?!)..
@@jeffreyallanrich Sennheiser is Bluetooth 51. AND supports SBC, AAC, aptX; so not sure what you are referring to
@@DB-fv4yn huh? We’re talking about the merits of these EQs. Which are 5.2. Can you be more specific?
@@DB-fv4yn The pi7 also has aptx adaptive codec
They’re HUGE! They’re nearly the same size as your ears! And they really protrude…
He was wearing them completely wrong, it was almost painful to watch. The logo should stand level and from the front the side of the buds would go vertical and flat if you twist them correctly. Then the buds would go deeper into your ears.
Beoplay EQ blows PI7 outta the water
just sent a pair of pi7s back the battery life is unacceptable for 400 bucks buds like I'm gonna bet the sonys
No sound quality sample of the buds 👎🏻
“Build to last” except they won’t. In two years due to battery degradation they will have half the battery life if you’re lucky.
absolutely hate the look
They are not wired forget about it !
🙄
Doesn't worth $400 at all, actually with the war going on and the economy crisis drop, such things no longer a priority to consumers, it will lead this B&O model to dust on the stores shelves for longer time, and on day they will sell it for $50 and still no one will buy it.
There crap.
Pi7 sound horrible though. They are tuned wrong. Too much muddy mid bass. Sounds boxy. There are $150 tws iems that sound as good or better.
Yeah. No. You need a firmware update my friend.
@@thomasferrarojr.9772 So the update corrects the tonality? And the yeah is to what statement and the no to what other statement?
@@h1a8 Many have said their unit sounded terrible until the update. They don't sound boxy whatsoever. You either have a defective unit or a codec issue the software may resolve.
Which one is $150 but better than Pi7’s?
@@hai.nguyen2253 Here are a few that sound better out of the box (ranked in order)
Status between pro
Akg n400
galaxy buds pro
Edifier neobuds pro
JBL club pro plus
JBL live 300tws
just another pair of generic, rebranded cookie-cutter ear bud's. . . nothing new to see here, move along
They do sound great BUT there is a problem..On my pair it's the left one that continually turns off..B&O has sent people new ones .still does it..Reset..still does it..read a lot of stories about them..all with same issues..The EX models do not have this problem...