Bathys

The pads on their Focal Bathys tore along the seams; good sound but poor material and construction choices.

Has owned the original Bathys for three years and flown with it often: its noise cancelling works, especially on plane drone, but Sony, Bose and AirPods Pro cancel more and its transparency mode is a step behind Apple's; uses it for listening and ear relief from earbuds.

“I just got the MG last week, but I have flown with the OG several times. The OG are perfectly acceptable, meaning they absolutely "work" and turn down the outside noise, especially droning low pitch noise like a plane.”

Paid £350 for the Bathys and is disappointed: it feels fairly premium but sounds dull next to every other headphone they own, even if no detail is missing.

“I spent £350 on my Bathys and they're just not that good. They feel fairly premium, but the sound is so dull compared to literally every other headphone I own.”