Battle of the ANC Titans: B&W Px7 S3 vs Sony WH-1000XM6 vs Bose QuietComfort Ultra – Ultimate 2025 Showdown
The Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 launched in 2025 with 30 hours of battery life using ANC and redesigned 40mm bio-cellulose drivers. At launch the Px7 S3 was priced £399 in the UK, around $449 in the US, and roughly €450–€499 in Europe. Sony WH-1000XM6 was released in May 2025, priced about $449/£400/€450, and delivered around 31.7 hours of playback with ANC on in real-world tests, with a 3-minute charge yielding roughly 3 hours. Bose QuietComfort Ultra launched in 2023 at $429/£449.95/€499 and offers up to 24 hours of ANC-on playback, about 27.5 hours in practice, plus Immersive Audio spatial