Bowers and Wilkins luxury P5 headphones

Luxury audio kit maker Bowers and Wilkins (probably best-known for the Zeppelin iPod audio system) has produced its first pair of audio for the ears, the suitably-luxurious and strangely-titled P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphone.

For what's likely to be hefty financial outlay, the P5 offers up a unit made of metal and New Zealand sheep leather (for the pads), complete with noise isolation from the closed-back design, a microphone for iPhone compatibility and iPod control plus style by the bucketload, right down to the brand plate you can see on the side. There's even gold-plated connector plugs - nice.

You might want to get saving now if you want a pair, although you do have time on your side - the P5 headphones should be around in January 2010.

Bowers & Wilkins website