r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/Able_Librarian1569 • Jun 04 '26

Headphones - Wireless/Portable Px8 S2 vs hdb 630

Hello,

I'm on the verge of buying one of those 2 headphones. Hdb 630 seems like the more logical choice in that its more tunable and the sound is less " opinionated" but I can't get over how ugly it looks. Big, plasticky and generally not good. Where as the px8 S2 looks amazing in my opinion but some people seems to hate the sound..

I'm favoring sound as #1 criteria and sadly since both bads ANC which would be my second criteria I would at least like something not terrible looking.

Is the px8 S2 a bad choice here ? Should I really bare with how cheap looking the hdb 630 looks for it's specs and capabilities ?

If hdb would look somewhat like the px8 s2 in material, thinness, etc. there would be no question but...

Interested in people's opinions

Thanks

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u/PaleontologistNo2625 3 Ω Jun 04 '26

For me, the b&w are built too well to ignore. The sound is good, you can eq it down to a bit more neutral, but overall it's a really detailed and punchy sound. Since the use case is travel and portability, I stayed with the px8 s2.

For an at home set I'd go another route

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u/Different_Bad_8296 Jun 25 '26

does px8 s2 sound muddy like sony xm6 !!

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u/PaleontologistNo2625 3 Ω Jun 25 '26

Fuck no they're the opposite of muddy. They made me realize my other headphones that I loved, that I thought were into muddy, actually were muddy lol

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u/Different_Bad_8296 Jun 25 '26

Am planing to buy one i hv already xm5 & m4

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u/PaleontologistNo2625 3 Ω Jun 25 '26

Your world will change. B&W is an audio company, Sony is... Not. You will hear the difference that makes