Focal Bathys MG

Pros

• Focal Bathys MG for the Best possible sound quality and comfort with no price constraints or the need for the ANC to be extremely strong. It's got a good enough ANC but not to the point of distorting the sound quality like what the likes...
• Focal bathys MG would be my go to
• I've had a pair for about as long. I've not experienced the technical or build quiality issues you have, but I will agree that the app is trash and I do also wish they had a passive mode. But I also agree that the sound quality and prese...
• In short: the Focal Bathys MG sounds absolutely incredible. I would even go as far as saying that they are the best-sounding ANC headphones currently available. ... The bass performance is probably the most impressive I've ever heard fro...
• you could try B&W PX8 S2 or Focal Bathys MG. They've got slightly worse ANC, but the overall package is no doubt premium.

Cons

• Parent context: * Audible creaking noises when switching bitrates in Bluetooth mode Reply: Yeah, this problem was present on 3 different pairs and devices. Quite disappointing for a 1200€ product.
• The app, however, isn't particularly impressive. The 5-band EQ helps a lot—which I'll get into later—but I think an audiophile product at this price should offer at least a 10-band EQ or, even better, a fully parametric EQ. The MiMi Soun...
• The build quality is good, but not exceptional. First of all, I had to replace my original pair under warranty because of several issues, including random restarts, occasional extremely loud popping noises, and USB DAC connection instabi...