Between the Studio Pro and Px8, the Studio Pro comes out ahead in weight and battery life, while the Px8 wins on several specs. Overall, the Studio Pro scores 69.2 and the Px8 scores 67.4 on our Mars Score.
Which should you buy?
These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (69.2 vs 67.4). The decision isn't about overall quality — both clear the bar — it's about which specific trade-offs fit your use.
Pick the Studio Pro if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. The biggest gaps in its favor are weight, battery life, spatial audio.
The Px8 similarly doesn't carry a headline advantage on the popular specs — look at the full table for category-specific deltas.
Both ship with comparable driver size, active noise cancellation, multipoint, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.
Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.
Why Apple - Studio Pro wins
- ▲Weight — 60.00 g less. 260 vs 320.
- ▲Battery life — 33.33% more. 40 h vs 30 h.
- ▲Has Spatial audio.
Why Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 wins
- No decisive advantages.
Spec comparison
Design
| Spec | Apple - Studio Pro | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | over-ear | over-ear |
| Weight | 260 glead | 320 g |
| Water resistance | none | none |
Audio
| Spec | Apple - Studio Pro | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 |
|---|---|---|
| Driver sizeⓘ | 40 mm | 40 mm |
| Impedanceⓘ | 32 Ω | 32 Ω |
| Sensitivityⓘ | 108 dB | 111 dBlead |
| Active noise cancellationⓘ | true | true |
| Transparency mode | true | true |
| Spatial audioⓘ | truelead | false |
Battery
| Spec | Apple - Studio Pro | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery life | 40 hlead | 30 h |
| Fast chargeⓘ | true | true |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple - Studio Pro | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetoothⓘ | 5.3lead | 5.2 |
| Multipointⓘ | true | true |
| 3.5mm jack | true | true |
| LDACⓘ | false | false |
| aptX HDⓘ | false | truelead |
Frequently asked
Which has better battery life, Studio Pro or Px8?+
Studio Pro lasts 40 hours vs 30 hours.
Do Studio Pro or Px8 have active noise cancellation?+
Both models have active noise cancellation.
Which supports LDAC, Studio Pro or Px8?+
Neither supports LDAC.
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