Mithrandir1980
100+ Head-Fier
Is it worth buying the Bathys with the Clear MG and the Ananda Nano on the way if I'm only interested in using them in Bluetooth mode?
pure WiFi is the only way wireless will be competitive with Wired. Will be a few years for sure.If I'm listening at home at my desk with my DAC/amp I use the Clear or the iBasso SR3. But if I'm in another room, I would either use the Bathys from my Sony WM1A and aptX Adaptive/HD, or the iBasso SR2 wired to the Sony. At work, at my desk, I can see using the Bathys via USB-C. By the way, Amazon offers nicely portable flat but high output fast chargers from Anker and Baseus (that one matches the finish of the Bathys).
I've ordered a Creative BT-W5 (tiny USB-C dongle, Bluetooth 5.3, and aptX Adaptive) to see how it works from a dock/hub connected to my MacBook Pro M1 with Audirvana as the source, going to the Bathys. Apple removed any aptX codec from the latest two macOS versions, and AAC just isn't good enough.
I think it'll be at least two or three years before we see any pure WiFi (not Bluetooth) headphones that aren't a flawed first release proof of concept and very expensive.
500 is a great price for them. They are worth more than that in my opinionI’ve been eyeing focal as a brand to try after my Hifimans and I inadvertently stumbled into a shop that had them on display. I regret auditioning them. I was quite pleased with the sound sig just running BT Apple Music on iPhone. Only reason I didn’t buy it then and there was because that store was selling it on MSRP.
So after a few days of browsing the interwebs, I remebered a store nearby carried them. Went there today, Lo and Behold, I asked if they had stock and they said they need two days. I asked how much and they said $510.
Paid deposit and waiting patiently now.
Did I win?
You hit the jackpot!I’ve been eyeing focal as a brand to try after my Hifimans and I inadvertently stumbled into a shop that had them on display. I regret auditioning them. I was quite pleased with the sound sig just running BT Apple Music on iPhone. Only reason I didn’t buy it then and there was because that store was selling it on MSRP.
So after a few days of browsing the interwebs, I remebered a store nearby carried them. Went there today, Lo and Behold, I asked if they had stock and they said they need two days. I asked how much and they said $510.
Paid deposit and waiting patiently now.
Did I win?
Niiice! That's a great price.I’ve been eyeing focal as a brand to try after my Hifimans and I inadvertently stumbled into a shop that had them on display. I regret auditioning them. I was quite pleased with the sound sig just running BT Apple Music on iPhone. Only reason I didn’t buy it then and there was because that store was selling it on MSRP.
So after a few days of browsing the interwebs, I remebered a store nearby carried them. Went there today, Lo and Behold, I asked if they had stock and they said they need two days. I asked how much and they said $510.
Paid deposit and waiting patiently now.
Did I win?
I also use them with my Mac running Sonoma and have no issues.Anyone else having problems getting DAC mode to work in MacOS Sonoma? I have tried multiple times to get it to recognize the headset, and tried plugging the cable into the headset - the mac and vice versa before and after switching to DAC mode. Nothing happens. It has worked, so I guess it is a software related issue. Works on my iPhone 15 Pro Max.