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TheNameIsGerald replied to the thread KEF Mu7 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones.witness the birth of the (really helpful) soundstage emoticon!
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TheNameIsGerald reacted to starfly's post in the thread KEF Mu7 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones with Like.Alright, here are my updated listening impressions between the Mu7 and the Bathys, after spending a nice chunk of the evening with them...
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TheNameIsGerald reacted to starfly's post in the thread KEF Mu7 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones with Like.Alright initial and very quick SQ impressions, comparing to the Bathys back to back (all over Bluetooth regular AptX - my Galaxy S10...
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TheNameIsGerald replied to the thread Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions.no, of course Focal buys off-the-shelf chipsets for Bluetooth and DAC, so it would have been an option to buy state-of-the-art ones that...
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TheNameIsGerald reacted to xxearvinxx's post in the thread Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions with Like.I agree. I think the choices were made for a particular market segment. The majority of people who buy the Bathys probably don’t care...
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TheNameIsGerald reacted to ticoss's post in the thread Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions with Like.I understand the desire ;) I don't think it's impossible to do, but I think the choices are made with "respect" to the market targeted...
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TheNameIsGerald reacted to trellus's post in the thread Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions with Like.Connectivity over USB on a BT ANC headset isn’t all that innovative - other BT ANC models years old support this, including the much...
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TheNameIsGerald reacted to ticoss's post in the thread Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions with Like.This is a 3-year-old project. Even the Sony xm5 (or Sennheiser Momentum 4) have a 5.2 bluetooth chipset, and it's a much bigger company...
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TheNameIsGerald replied to the thread Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions.The Bathys are not just wireless BT headphones but also include an USB DAC, something that is innovative and transcends the narrow BT...
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TheNameIsGerald reacted to xxearvinxx's post in the thread Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions with Like.From what I read, Bluetooth 5.3 was announced in 2021, but wasn’t available until May of this year. My guess is they were too far into...
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TheNameIsGerald replied to the thread Focal Bathys Hi-Fi Bluetooth & ANC Headphones: Early Impressions.with all the effort that obviously went into the analog parts of this headphone (starting with the precious driver), why skimp on the...
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TheNameIsGerald reacted to C_Lindbergh's post in the thread Focal Bathys - Wireless ANC Over-Ear Headphone with Like.Hmm looks interesting! But not sure I'll get them since they lack the latest Bluetooth features...Just wish these had the latest...
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TheNameIsGerald reacted to iFi audio's post in the thread iFi audio NEO Stream - Sweet Streams! with Like.Sweet streams The latest device to join iFi’s mid-level NEO Series is a music streamer/DAC that delivers class-leading versatility and...