Focal Bathys MG Review: Gorgeous Sound for a Pretty Penny

You don't need anything more than a nice pair of headphones from Apple, Sony, or Bose to have an excellent portable listening experience by most people’s standards. But that's … not who the new $1,299 Focal Bathys MG are for. These gorgeous $1,300 wireless headphones are for true audio nerds with deep pockets, and they follow up their predecessor (9/10, WIRED Recommends) with a new pair of French-made magnesium drivers. Photograph: Parker Hall At least for me, the laser focus on traveling audiophiles has worked quite well: If price were no object, these would be my favorite daily headphones on the planet. If you can afford a pair, which you probably can't—even my review units have to go back to France here in a week or two—I highly recommend them. These are as close to a Platonic ideal of wireless over-ear headphones as exists in the world right now, and it's largely due to just how versatile they are. With wired headphones, you get a reliable pair that will sound great for years, b ... Read full article.