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Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 vs Focal Bathys

Reddit prefers Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 โ€” higher sentiment (100% vs 55% positive).

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
#14 in HeadphonesReddit favorite

Bowers & Wilkins

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2

$799.00

100

Pros

  • +Fast delivery (when bought direct)
  • +Free shipping (when bought direct)
โ€œI bought my PX8 S2 directly from B&W and had them in my hands under 48 hours later. Free 2 day shipping.โ€
Focal Bathys
#1 in Headphones

Focal

Focal Bathys

$598.00

55

Pros

  • +comfortable
  • +better battery life
  • +better sound quality
  • +better instrument separation

Cons

  • โˆ’expensive
  • โˆ’thumping or impact sound from ANC mics when walking
  • โˆ’heavier
  • โˆ’overpriced
โ€œI love my Bathys. The crazy thing is, as good as they are, if you enter the world of wired headphones you'll see that the jump from Bose to Bathys is actually smaller than the jump from Bathys to premโ€
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