Bathys

Competition is always a good thing, if you leave Focal as is, it would just do another small bump\refresh on the Bathys MG, call it Bathys MG Pro, and ask for 2k. HDB630 is not perfect by any means (I returned mine), but it is a wakeup call for other companies that they need to a lot more to ask for

I own both and find that the ANC on the PX8S2 to have slightly less cabin pressure but more heat. So there's a trade off regardless of your choice. The only ANC headphones I've used that don't have cabin pressure either have fairly weak ANC for their price bracket e.g. Focal Bathys/MG version or com

I've owned these sets. The PX8 S2 is energetic out of the box; the recessed midrange, and boosted treble and low frequencies are how most consumer headphones are tuned, which is why some listeners will have issues with sibilance on certain sets. The PX8 S2 are especially strident; I prefer the PX7 S

I can highly recommend the px8s2 with the Sennheiser btd700. I tried focal Bathys mg and didn't find the sound signature as pleasing as the b&w. This is peak sound quality for me after trying out a huge pile of wired and wireless headphones. But always try before buy. You might have a fully differen

Different tuning, access to PEQ; hopefully improved ANC and transparency, with less occlusion. Unpopular opinion, but despite Sound Personalization being nearly as good as AAT for producing a near-PEQ-like tuning, I will gladly pay the entrance fee for an ANC headphone with an actual parametric EQ o

I plan to get a pair next week. And that's because i want something outside of bose and sony. Was tossing up between focal bathys mg and px8s2. But the focal price is next tier. So am gonna stick with the px8s2. Ordered lego2 as well. So a pricey month but can't wait to have them in hand.

There are few , for start the Focal website state that the drives are indeed made in France ( regarding the Bathys) not mentioning the headphones itself. Some reviews web sites mention the Made in France Drivers and the assembling elsewere. Also there some pictures of the back of the case ,and is po

I've tried all of these personally. Was in the same place. Tons of audiophile grade wired cans, looking for an exciting pair of closed back anc. You wouldnt believe the look on my face when the Dyson Zones came out on top for me. By a LOT. Anc is the best I've ever used, in the sense that you can't

I second that. I had the Focal Bathys, but was curious reading the raving reviews on the Fiio FT1. So I got the FT1, and... sold the Bathys the same week. Every raving review on the FT1 is true!

Oh you sweet, sweet summer child .... you're still in the shallow end of the pool. 🤣🤣🤣 Seriously though, welcome! It's a fun club, and I wish there was a rewards plan. For what it's worth, I consider ANC headphones to be Swiss Army Knives; okay at a bunch of stuff, good at none of them and I tend to