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Bowers & Wilkins · 2025Px8 S2 McLaren
9% cheaper ≈ $950
- Weight 310 g vs 350 g
- Battery life 30 h vs 42 h
- Amidio
- Audio
- Focal Bathys MG
- Alternatives
Alternatives to Focal Bathys MG
10 headphones at a similar price that compete with the Bathys MG — what each does better, what it gives up and how the price compares.
Alternatives to the Bathys MG
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Audio Technica · 2025ATH-ADX3000
Same price ≈ $1,000
- Weight 257 g vs 350 g
- Highest frequency 45,000 Hz vs 22,000 Hz
- Lowest frequency 5 Hz vs 10 Hz
- Active noise cancelling
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Austrian Audio · 2026The Arranger
4% pricier ≈ $1,100
- Lowest frequency 5 Hz vs 10 Hz
- Weight 320 g vs 350 g
- Highest frequency 30,000 Hz vs 22,000 Hz
- Active noise cancelling
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HifiMan · 2026Arya Unveiled
4% cheaper ≈ $1,000
- Highest frequency 65,000 Hz vs 22,000 Hz
- Lowest frequency 8 Hz vs 10 Hz
- Active noise cancelling
- Weight 404 g vs 350 g
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Dan Clark Audio · 2025Noire X
24% pricier ≈ $1,300
- Active noise cancelling
- Lowest frequency 20 Hz vs 10 Hz
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HEDD Audio · 2025HEDDphone D1
30% cheaper ≈ $730
- Lowest frequency 5 Hz vs 10 Hz
- Highest frequency 40,000 Hz vs 22,000 Hz
- Active noise cancelling
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HifiMan · 2025Arya Organic
18% cheaper ≈ $850
- Highest frequency 65,000 Hz vs 22,000 Hz
- Lowest frequency 8 Hz vs 10 Hz
- Active noise cancelling
- Weight 440 g vs 350 g
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Meze · 2026Strada
17% cheaper ≈ $860
- Lowest frequency 5 Hz vs 10 Hz
- Weight 330 g vs 350 g
- Highest frequency 30,000 Hz vs 22,000 Hz
- Active noise cancelling
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FiiO · 2025FT7
22% cheaper ≈ $810
- Driver size 106 mm vs 40 mm
- Lowest frequency 5 Hz vs 10 Hz
- Highest frequency 40,000 Hz vs 22,000 Hz
- Active noise cancelling
- Charging time 7 h vs 3 h
30% cheaper ≈ $730
- Battery life 80 h vs 42 h
- LDAC
- Highest frequency 40,000 Hz vs 22,000 Hz