Bathys MG

I spent thousands of dollars on the top wireless headphones. The best is the Solitaire T. They're in a league of their own, besting the Bathys MG, Dali IO-12, Bang & Olufsen H100, Mark Levinson 5909, Apollo Fokus, and mainstream ones from Bose, Sony, and Apple.

I had the bathys a while ago and Id say these sound better. The bathys had a metallic sound with a bit of sibilance so I upgraded to the MG. Right now A/B’ing the 630 and MG is interesting… huge price difference between them.

Yeah, both are great but they’re quite different. The HDB 630 have that classic Sennheiser sound… really smooth, open and easy to listen to. Nothing’s overdone, they just sound balanced and natural. The Bathys MG are warmer and have a bit more spark to them. They sound more “holographic” and lively, with a bit more texture and energy. The Senns are more relaxed and reference-like, whereas the MGs are more musical and engaging. Both are extremely comfortable to me too, but the Senns are good for walking about whereas the bathys are better for travel as the case is much smaller.

Just done a test with 4 sets and even I’m surprised. Momentum 4 and 630 at 100% anc, anti wind off. Bathys MG on Silent (not soft) XM6 anc on full I stood in my lads room listening to his TV. Momentum 4: 6/10. Had the least good ANC, but still decent. Bathys MG: 7/10. Better than the OG Bathys. XM6: 9/10. Could just about hear the TV was on but nothing was legible. 630…. Almost identical to the XM6. 9/10 The ANC is supposed to be the same as the M4, so I’m guessing the softer more compliant ear pads on the 630 are doing some magic here, but I’m very impressed with that very quick non scientific (but real world) test. For the record I just did the AirPods Pro 3… 8/10. I don’t get the hype. ANC is worse than on the 2.

Bathys MG. I'd say the HDB 630 but I'd miss the MGs more if they were gone.

I love the Bathys MG.

I have the MGs and could tune the demo model I tried out in Japan to sound just like them. Absolutely heart broken I spent that much fucking money in the Bathys now. This is endgame.

It has parametric EQ capabilities. You can legit tune this to sound like 95% of the headsets on the market today. It's next level. Took me all but 10 minutes and I had it sounding like my bathy MGs.

It was funny seeing the Atrium Open drop from S, to B-tier since the last tier-list. Meanwhile Focal just absolutely swept this list, even the Bathys MG which is a terrible value headphone compared to most other ANC ones (including Bathyss OG).

I know their wireless headphones (Bathys, MG) are made in China. But honestly given Focal’s build quality track record I don’t think that’s too much of a downgrade.

My absolute favourite is the bowers PX7s2, I bought that pair for 329 instead of 429 and sound - price wise it's my absolute favourite. The focals bathys and bathys MG are awesome in their own respective categories, but a hard sell to most people. The momentum 3 was the first proper pair of headphones I bought hence it's also a bit sentimental.

I know the topic about wirless High End headphones is highly debatable but man do these sound so different from each other The original bathys feels allot heavier on the bass with a warm and forward sound signature While the bathys MG truly sound spacious, open, transparent and everything sounds more refined without hurting the ears Noise cancellation has also been improved but still no where near the level of the XM5s or the airpods max Are the bathys MG worth 1199 euros? I think so, but just like with all things audio. It's a personal thing.

I had mine for about a year now before deciding to upgrade to the MG. They are in my opinion great sounding headphones, but in comparison to the MG totally different in terms of tuning I've always felt like the bathys was more tuned to produce a warm exciting listening experience instead staying as true to the original recording as possible With the MG everything feels more refined, less bloating, faster response and mids are heaven on the MG while you could barley hear them in the original even when setting the eq The app though...that's...a disappointment to say the least, even though both the bathys and Bathys MG aren't focals most premium offerings they should really do something about their app software

I know the topic about wirless High End headphones is highly debatable but man do these sound so different from each other The original bathys feels allot heavier on the bass with a warm and forward sound signature While the bathys MG truly sound spacious, open, transparent and everything sounds more refined without hurting the ears Noise cancellation has also been improved but still no where near the level of the XM5s or the airpods max Are the bathys MG worth 1199 euros? I think so, but just like with all things audio. It's a personal thing.

I had mine for about a year now before deciding to upgrade to the MG. They are in my opinion great sounding headphones, but in comparison to the MG totally different in terms of tuning I've always felt like the bathys was more tuned to produce a warm exciting listening experience instead staying as true to the original recording as possible With the MG everything feels more refined, less bloating, faster response and mids are heaven on the MG while you could barley hear them in the original even when setting the eq The app though...that's...a disappointment to say the least, even though both the bathys and Bathys MG aren't focals most premium offerings they should really do something about their app software

The HDB630 are tuned completely different but that makes them exciting. I find them extremely pleasing to listen too aswell, as I was thinking about getting them as an upgrade to my momentum 3 wirless. The HDB630 has a warm, base forward and clear soundstage with plenty of separation and better noise cancellation than my bathys and bathys MG. Practical and light, with a simplistic design. They are extremely popular right now, and for it's price-class definitely a step up from the moment 3 or 4 wirless. But if we compare them to the bathys MG it's hard cause the magnesium driver material doesn't bend easily giving you a precise, fast and clear response on any track. This alone makes the clear MG and the new Bathys MG so renowned. While the aluminium/magnesium on the original Bathys sounds heavier, and more closed off in comparison I prefer the tuning of focal slightly more then sennheisers but this is personal preference and not measured by any statistics. Frequency response is also different on the hdb630. Do note that HDB630, the bathys and bathys MG are active headphones and always need battery to function even when in USB-DAC or wired 3.5 mode. I have been experimenting with my bathys and bathys MG in wired mode plugging them in my ifi Gryphon xdsd and this is where you notice the bigest improvement. All 3 headphones have a built in DAC built in so technically you don't need a separate unite to enjoy high resolution wired listening but dac chips in headphones are pretty standard even for the focals. Using a more powerful DAC like the ifi Gryphon xdsd or more budget friendly but still pretty solid Fiio KA17 which I use for all my headphones can be very beneficial. When it comes to software I love the sennheiser control app, it's not as good as Sony or bose controls but it gets it done faster then the focal/naim app which is an absolutely abomination for a pair of headphones costing near a 700 let alone a 1000+ or more with the bathys MG. Since I am from Belgium the bathys MG, bathys and hdb630 slightly more affordable then in the u.s. market with the tarifs situation. I'd also give the bowers and wilkins PX7s3 a listen if your considering the HDB630. It's one of the direct competitors. Unfortunately I don't own the s3 but I do own the PX7s2e, which is the previous version of their px7 range.

My absolute favourite is the bowers PX7s2, I bought that pair for 329 instead of 429 and sound - price wise it's my absolute favourite. The focals bathys and bathys MG are awesome in their own respective categories, but a hard sell to most people. The momentum 3 was the first proper pair of headphones I bought hence it's also a bit sentimental.

i dont use bluetooth if i can avoid it. i want wired on all my things. as for headphones i never used earpods. i had FULL over the ear headphones from like 9th grade on.... i never broke a wire. the wire was thick, id say slightly larger than a #2 pencil i also carried an amp with me off a 9v and later a lith ion battery. i built it into an altoids case for use with my creative nomad jukebox which i also took out the 10gb hard drive and copied over the first chunk of sectors to a new 120gb drive. man making playlists ON THE FLY with the volume wheel as a scroll button with modded firmware was A FUCKING GAME CHANGER!!!!! there was a time (10th grade?) that i took a motorcycle battery and put that into my backpack wtih a creative 2.1 computer speaker system. that shit bumped! you could feel it vibrate the floor in the halls when id set it by my friends lockers. anyway yea, i much prefer wired headphones. now days i have two pairs - a focal MG and a pair of beyerdynamic DT1990 iirc back in high school i had Technics DJ1200 K's