Between the Px8 and ULT Wear 2, the Px8 comes out ahead in several specs, while the ULT Wear 2 wins on battery life and weight. Overall, the Px8 scores 67.4 and the ULT Wear 2 scores 70.9 on our Mars Score.
Which should you buy?
The ULT Wear 2 edges ahead on the Mars Score (67.4 vs 70.9), but the 3.5-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.
The Px8 doesn't pull ahead on any single popular-comparison spec — its strengths sit in the spec table groups rather than the headline advantages.
Pick the ULT Wear 2 if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are battery life, weight, ldac.
Both ship with comparable driver size, active noise cancellation, spatial audio, 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 Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 wins
- No decisive advantages.
Why Sony - ULT Wear 2 wins
- ▲Battery life — 66.67% more. 50 h vs 30 h.
- ▲Weight — 65.00 g less. 255 vs 320.
- ▲Has LDAC.
Spec comparison
Design
| Spec | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 | Sony - ULT Wear 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | over-ear | over-ear |
| Weight | 320 g | 255 glead |
| Water resistance | none | none |
Audio
| Spec | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 | Sony - ULT Wear 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Driver sizeⓘ | 40 mm | 40 mm |
| Impedanceⓘ | 32 Ω | 32 Ω |
| Sensitivityⓘ | 111 dBlead | 100 dB |
| Active noise cancellationⓘ | true | true |
| Transparency mode | true | true |
| Spatial audioⓘ | false | false |
Battery
| Spec | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 | Sony - ULT Wear 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery life | 30 h | 50 hlead |
| Fast chargeⓘ | true | true |
Connectivity
| Spec | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 | Sony - ULT Wear 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetoothⓘ | 5.2 | 5.3lead |
| Multipointⓘ | true | true |
| 3.5mm jack | true | true |
| LDACⓘ | false | truelead |
| aptX HDⓘ | truelead | false |
Frequently asked
Which has better battery life, Px8 or ULT Wear 2?+
ULT Wear 2 lasts 50 hours vs 30 hours.
Do Px8 or ULT Wear 2 have active noise cancellation?+
Both models have active noise cancellation.
Which supports LDAC, Px8 or ULT Wear 2?+
ULT Wear 2 supports LDAC; Px8 does not.
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