Anyone sense a theme accidentally building here?
British loudspeaker and headphone producer Bowers & Wilkins has released the Px8 007 Edition headphones for the 60 Year Anniversary of Bond films.
There is a direct link between Bowers & Wilkins and James Bond: in the last film (No Time To Die), we can spot a pair of Bowers & Wilkins 603 S1 speakers in James Bond’s Jamaica home.
James Bond Associate Producer Gregg Wilson was instrumental in getting a lot of audio equipment onto the set of No Time To Die, including the advanced audio device in Q’s apartment, so he might have been one of the leading influences behind this collaboration between two iconic British brands.
In a promotional video for the headphones, Wilson explains that for the 60th Anniversary of Bond there is a focus on the music of Bond. Some of the Bond music was recorded at the infamous (né notorious) Abbey Road Studios, where Bowers & Wilkins has been the official supplier of headphones and loudspeakers since 2017.
To celebrate 60 Years of Bond, Bowers & Wilkins has now created a bespoke version of its Px8 wireless headphones, the Px8 007 Edition, featuring a Midnight Blue finish inspired by the dinner jacket worn by James Bond in the character’s very first on-screen appearance in Dr. No.
The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 007 Edition headphones deliver high-performance wireless sound and feature subtle references to James Bond.
The over-ear noise canceling headphones are technically the same as the regular Px8 model, but are sold at a premium for the Bond connection: $799 for the Px8 007 Edition compared to $699 for the regular Px8.
Images source: Bowers & Wilkins and Daily Mail
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