Diapason d’or 2023 : Casque Bluetooth FOCAL BATHYS

Diapason d’or 2023 : Casque Bluetooth FOCAL BATHYS
Diapason d’or 2023 : Casque Bluetooth FOCAL BATHYS

FOCAL BATHYS Bluetooth headphones: here we are familiar with the ideal…

Magnesium, real leather, aluminum: for its very first Bluetooth headset with active noise reduction, Focal pulls out all the stops. Like the Celestee, it is a closed headset, with large ear cups and a leather-covered headband. thick which sits comfortably on the head, a significant point given the weight of 350 g. Like him, it receives 40 mm wideband Aluminium/Magnesium M-profile transducers for a frequency response which extends from 15 Hz to 22 kHz. The push-button controls are grouped under the right earcup, with the ANC one located on the left. No audio guide in the headphones, but sounds that you have to learn to decode, while the Focal & Naim application allows access to different parameters such as a graphic equalizer with five intervention frequencies at ±6 dB , with three ANC modes Transparent, Soft et Silent or even the lighting or extinction of the flame, the Focal logo which adorns each earpiece. Careful down to the smallest detail.

Equipped with Bluetooth 5.1 aptX Adaptive Multipoint, it can also be connected wired via its 3.5 jack or via USB-C to its DAC up to 24 Bits/192 kHz (!). Where the Bathys impresses is with a voluntary side rare in the category. Its neutral and limpid character reminds us a little of the tonal balance that we praised in the Clear MG Pro (Gold fingerboard 2022), freedom of expression of the open charge in less. However, the Bathys does not lack space for restitution; it is even surprising on this point, managing to produce an uncompressed sound in a closed load, with convincing transients. At the base, there are the excellent M-shaped transducers from Focal and their well-designed loading; wired listening uses the amp with active correction, while remaining at the level of a good mid-range headset. The ideal nomadic headset? We're getting closer.

The +: Universality, openness and spontaneity.

Les: A little heavy for a nomadic headset.

focal.com

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