It’s been a while since I added to my headphone collection and so I just could not resist this new offering from Focal. The Bathys are Focal’s entry into the world of wireless, noise cancelling portable headphones. My early impression is very positive. The Bathys can be used in three different modes:
- Wireless via Bluetooth
- Wired (analog)
- Wired using the internal DAC
With all three modes using noise cancellation.
It is the third mode using the internal DAC that I find the most interesting. Using my iPhone with a lightning to USB-A adapter and a USB-A to USC-C cable I am now able to listen to high resolution FLAC files directly from the iPhone without the need for an external DAC. And being Focal headphones, they sound wonderful. This brief write up does not do them justice since there is much, much more to these very impressive headphones.
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