Focal Bathys

Focal Bathys: wireless noise-cancelling headphones

Closed-back Bluetooth headphones made for travel, with 40 mm M-shaped aluminium-magnesium dome drivers, built by Focal: aluminium stiffens the dome and lowers distortion, magnesium damps it.

Noise cancellation

Active noise cancellation has three modes: Silent, the strongest, for planes and trains; Soft, lighter, for home and office; Transparent, which lets voices through so you can talk with the headphones on.

Connections and use

Besides multipoint Bluetooth 5.1, with two devices connected together, you can listen by cable: from the jack or from the USB-C socket, where the built-in converter accepts files up to 24 bit / 192 kHz. The Focal and Naim app sets the five-band equaliser and the listening profile, which a hearing test of a couple of minutes tailors to the wearer; one button calls up the voice assistant.

• Codecs: aptX Adaptive, aptX, AAC, SBC
• Battery: 30 hours on Bluetooth, 35 from the jack, 42 as USB-DAC; 15 minutes of charging for 5 hours of listening
• Frequency response: 15 Hz - 22 kHz; they weigh 350 g
• Eight microphones; hard case and two 1.2 m cables (3.5 mm jack and USB-C) supplied
• Finishes: Deep Black and Dune