At Focal, launches are sometimes so close that we seem to have confused the information… Invited at the end of March simply to discover a new black color for the best-selling Bathys, and a week later to listen to the impressive Main Utopia professional speakers, we have yet to find the time in between to tell you about a very superior version of the French brand’s Bluetooth headphones!
Presented less than a week after the Bathys Deep Black, the Bathys MG lacks clarity in both its communication and its use of the “Bathys” name, because it’s actually a rather different version in terms of sound reproduction, closer in terms of technology to the Clear MG open-air headphones (1 500 €), than to its namesake Bathys without the “MG” ending (799 €).
On the menu, the expected codecs (SSBC, AAC, aptX™ Adaptive, aptX™) of a very high-end Bluetooth headphone (5.2 chip; Multipoint) are found on this closed nomadic model, which of course incorporates the current external noise cancellation (ANC) technologies and long battery life (30h) of the Bathys. But while the design remains similar to that of the Bathys, the newcomer in its brown-gold finish incorporates 40mm M-profile transducers made of pure magnesium, rather than those made of aluminium and magnesium alloy. Bass response is 5 Hz better and much more refined throughout the frequency range (10 Hz to 22 kHz).
Obviously, by using the same drivers as the Clear MG, the Bathys MG also comes close in price, as it is launched 500 € more expensive than the Bathys, at 1 199 € including VAT, a protective cover, a 1.2 m jack cable and a USB-C cable of the same length for recharging. So if you are looking for great sound, you have come to the right place!
04/04/2025
