I see our local supplier is awaiting back orders on Bathys , now I appreciate why . I will get a demo as soon as they get stock
I like the Clear Mg , I have been using for about 18 months , so if they compare sonically I agree they will be a winner. I am going to Paris at the end of May (75th Birthday) so I may book an appointment at the Focal Powered By Naim shop.
@Mike_O_Neill Enjoy Paris, not as wild as Kruger, but still a wonderful city to explore 
. Have a great birthday celebration- perhaps a Bathy birthday present might be in order 
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As an aside, many of us have more than one pair of headphones. I have seen odd photos but am looking for a “WIFE FRIENDLY” means of storing (currently, growing soon ??) 4 pairs. I have tried the curved former type without much success. I have some fold in 90 degree wall mounts which I think look naff.
I know some here manage 10’s of pairs just looking for ideas and as an extra how do you keep the cables tidy.
Maybe @Jazzfan_NJ can comment as I think he holds the headphone count record 
Well since you asked…
My headphone collection is broken into four groups.
Group one are the “no longer in use” headphones and these are mostly in a big box in a storage room.
Group two are the six headphones in my bedroom. They are all on various stands with the cables hidden behind the dresser that the stands sit on.
Group three are the six headphones in the music room. One is on a Kanto stand (my go to headphone stand Kanto) and the rest are on desk mounted headphone hangers (hanger 1 or hanger 2)
Group four are the twenty or so headphones in my computer room (aka my man cave) which are all on various headphone stands (except for one on a desk mounted headphone hanger and a few others in their travel cases.)
There are also a few headphones in other rooms. My collection of wireless earbuds and IEMs are in a drawer in the music room. Also in drawers in the music room are all the many other headphone cables and adapters in my collection.
I believe that you mentioned something about keeping the cables tidy. Good luck with that! Seriously, where possible I do my best to hide the cables, such as in the music room where the cables belonging to the headphones hanging from the desk are laying on the floor between the desk and the wall. In the computer room the cables are a complete mess, which isn’t a wife issue since it’s my man cave.
A word of caution about those omega shaped headphone stands - make sure to take the headphones on and off these types of stands every few weeks since the headbands and ear pads can stick to the stand and damage the headband/ear pads.
Photos available on request.
Thanks , I’ll have a look around for these options , often stuff isn’t available in South Africa , even though we now have Amazon i’s a pale shadow of Amazon Us WRT stock
I tried one once but it was so poorly finished it plucked the ear pads , I tried sanding and varnishing it eventually gave up.
The other thing I tried was polystyrene wig stands but being polystyrene they went top heavy and unstable when the phons were in place
Arrived this morning, replacement travel headphones after wife commandeered the T+A Solitaire white as she said they look better on her than me.
Nice……better than original Bathys………
I can confirm the USB C connection to my MBP or iPhone is pretty damn fine for a headphone at this price point. They sound, to my ears, much better than the original Bathys. Clarity, soundstage, bass, mids and treble all seem significantly improved to me. Very impressed. For the last few days they have even at times displaced my Utopia’s whilst working at my desk. Not as good obviously but there is not too much difference that I will feel that I am missing something when on my travels.
Nice to see they are available, I am off to Paris in a few weeks looking for an excuse to visit the Naim Focal experience 
Now I have it …
I have the Focal Clear Mg I am just hoping they are comparable
I am currently working in Malaysia and pre-ordered them from Singapore. They received stock at the end of April. I am certainly impressed. To my ears/brain they are significantly better than the T+A Solitaire T’s but then I am a fan of the Focal tunings. Seeing as to my mind they are not too far off the Utopia’s, clarity is brilliant, they are somewhat of a bargain at this price…
Hope you enjoy the trip and safe travels…
Austrian Audio has released suede pads for “The Composer” (TC ECSL Suede Leatherette Ear Cushions)
Torben
Are these the infamous 300€ ear pads?
OUCH you could get a pair of headphones for that
Apparently my Focal Clear Mg pads are 200 euro, I polish them every night !!
I don’t want to advertise here, but I’m absolutely thrilled with my new DAC
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