arkfi
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I am not.Are you in the UK? If so you will be covered by the distance selling regulations if you buy online.
https://www.gov.uk/accepting-returns-and-giving-refunds
I am not.Are you in the UK? If so you will be covered by the distance selling regulations if you buy online.
https://www.gov.uk/accepting-returns-and-giving-refunds
I have had the Bathys PX8 and the ML5909. If you can stretch to the ML5909, I would go with them. I know they are more expensive but they out perform the Bathys and PX8 either as a wireless ANC headphone & a passive headphone with a reasonably cheap portable DAC (I have an IFI Hip Dac 2) I am even thinking of selling my Focal Clear MGs, the 5909 are that good!I am not.
Unfortunately the 5909 are just too expensive for my budget. Depending how long it takes me to make up my mind and how much budget I can clear, I may consider it. That being said, I hear very differing opinions on the 5909 and that would make me that much more nervous to shell out that much money. Thanks nonetheless for the valuable insight!I have had the Bathys PX8 and the ML5909. If you can stretch to the ML5909, I would go with them. I know they are more expensive but they out perform the Bathys and PX8 either as a wireless ANC headphone & a passive headphone with a reasonably cheap portable DAC (I have an IFI Hip Dac 2) I am even thinking of selling my Focal Clear MGs, the 5909 are that good!
Thanks for this breakdown I'm looking to expand my wireless headphone collection and needed a good explanation on the bathysHey, I owned both and returned the Focal Bathys. Both have good sound, the Focal sounds slightly better. I returned the Bathys because it doesn't perform as a mobile headset - it performs as a desktop headset. The Bathys have a really annoying diaphragm pop every single time you take a step, which is very distracting from the music - so does the 5909. The PX8 doesn't have that problem and still sounds really good, especially though the B&W app. It also looks great, has decent noise cancelling, and performs like it's supposed to - as a mobile set of audiophile headphones. If you want really good sound quality while sitting down, get a desktop setup. Or, a good set of IEMs and a DAP.
I just want to say I have the bathys and have not noticed any pop whatsoever when walking. They are actually excellent when walking compared to something like Momentum 4 which I also have.Thanks for this breakdown I'm looking to expand my wireless headphone collection and needed a good explanation on the bathys
Thanks, that's great to hear. I still haven't got mine because "life", but I'll definitely get a pair as soon as I can!I have the Bathys. Excellent excellent headphones. Worth the money 100% and they sound great wired or wireless. I tend to use them via usb cable so the digital bits get to the headphones via the USB C cable instead of bluetooth which makes them sound better, but they sound terrific no matter what.
I experienced the same thing. The bass on the Bathys became much cleaner after a few hours of playing in. And deeper. I also lowered the 125 Hz and 250 Hz frequencies in the poweramp app, and for me the sound is even cleaner. With the flat EQ, the bass blurs the mids a bit, which I don't like. It gives the music something like the atmosphere of a live concert, I prefer studio quality. I did the same with the B&W Px7, and since then I've also really liked these headphones.Small update...
Turns out the "lackluster bass loudness" I was experiencing might in fact have been a "burn-in" issue. After many more hours of listening, I'm able to listen to bass-heavy music at max volume without much distortion, if any.
Note that despite this, the Bathys still comes short of the Denon D2000's bass head heaven, but I'll admit it is pretty close!