Focal Bathys Wireless Noise Cancelling

Focal Bathys Wireless Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphone. Created with the technology from the best Focal headphones, its speaker drivers with Aluminum-Magnesium ‘M’-shaped dome, made in France, deliver detailed, precise and dynamic sound reproduction that is deeply enjoyable and great fun to listen to.

Thanks to its long 30 hour battery life and its active noise cancelling, Bathys plunges listeners into deep silence to optimize their listening experiences.

**pro-tip - Please try the 5 minute hearing test in the app. It develops an EQ profile based on your hearing. This made a profound difference for us! After, Bathys sounds clearly improved and we enjoy this headphone even more!!

Focal Bathys wireless noise cancelling design follows in the footsteps of Focal’s high-end headphones. Combined with refined materials, such as Magnesium on the yokes, real leather on the headband or Aluminum for a robust construction, this results in long wearing comfort for any head shape.

Designed to be lighter, more compact and ergonomic, Focal Bathys is the ideal travel companion. Its large choice of connections, its control buttons and its integrated voice assistants allow listeners to forget their smartphone and enjoy pure listening experiences wherever they go.

Regarding the EQ, it will be applied to the sound until you change or turn EQ off on the app, whether you are using Bluetooth, USB C audio or the 3.5mm cable. The setting is stored in the headphone for a smooth user experience. App features and EQ are clearly laid out, along with the hearing test for personalized EQ. 

Focal Bathys features:

• Bluetooth Multi-point for 2 simultaneous connections
• Closed back w/ ANC & Transparency modes
• 40 mm 'M' shape dome patented drivers, made in France
• Made for iPhone / Alexa built in / Hey Google
• Sidetone for calls - added by firmware 
• Firmware update - improved the EQ
• Firmware update - added Mimi hearing test & custom EQ feature through the app
• Use wireless, w/ 3.5mm cable or usb-c, for high res files
• Over usb, decodes file formats: 16/24 bit, 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 192 khz
  
• Backlit Focal logo (user adjustable)
  

 Focal Bathys Specs

• 30 hours battery life
• Focal Bathys Frequency Response: 15 - 22,000 Hz
• THD: 0.2%
• 15 min quick charge = 5 hours use
• 8 mics built in for calls / ANC
• Bluetooth 5.1, AAC & Apt-x Adaptive
• Range = 15m
• Weight: 350g
• Where is Focal Bathys made? Drivers made in France, headphone made in China

Focal Bathys review, Digitaltrends:  As I bounced between the Bathys, the Sony XM5, and the Bowers and Wilkins PX7, all in wireless mode, I was struck by how much more open, airy, and spacious the Bathys sounded. By comparison, the Sony and B&W sounded closed in, almost claustrophobic, which is curious because I’ve never described either as sounding that way in the past. It took hearing the Bathys to reveal how much I’d been missing...

The Bathys also sound expertly balanced, with just a bit of added warmth in the bass, a completely transparent midrange, and some of the most articulate, accurate treble I’ve heard from a set of wireless headphones. Honestly, it was hard to believe I was listening via Bluetooth. But then I switched to the wired digital connection using the Bathys’ onboard DAC, and I realized just how much better the Bathys could sound, given a higher-quality signal.

Theheadphonelist.com: Focal Bathys Review - Moving the Goal Posts

Stuff magazine: 2023 Headphone of the Year!!

Cnet.com: in terms of pure sound quality, the Bathys may be the best of the bunch and I particularly liked the built-in DAC and the ability to switch easily between wired and wireless modes. 

Headfonics.com: 9/10 : Focal Bathys represents a serious upgrade on consumer headphone choices 

Wired.com 9/10: I’ve spent a few months with the French audiophile brand’s superb noise-canceling over-ears... If you’re a discerning listener who loves a bit of style you can’t do better on the go: Ditch the AirPods Max and go with these. It’s like trading up from a red Corvette to a Rosso Corsa Ferrari.