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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless vs Focal Bathys Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95
Focal Bathys Wireless

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Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Picture
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Variants

  • Beoplay H95 (Black)
  • Beoplay H95 (Chestnut)
  • Beoplay H95 (Gold Tone)
  • Beoplay H95 (Grey Mist)
  • Beoplay H95 (Navy)
  • Beoplay H95 (Nordic Ice)
  • Beoplay H95 (Red)
  • Bathys (Black/Gray)
  • Bathys (Dune)

Our Verdict

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless

Focal Bathys Wireless

The Focal Bathys Wireless and the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 are both premium over-ears with great build quality and comfortable fits. Which one is right for you depends on your use case. By default, the Focal have a more neutral, balanced sound compared to the more bassy Bang & Olufsen. That said, the Bang & Olufsen have a longer continuous battery life, slightly better noise isolation, and are a bit more portable, so they're a good choice for long journeys.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.2
7.9

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.8
9.8

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.9
8.8

Imaging 
 

6.9
8.2

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Design Picture 2
Focal Bathys Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Comfort Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.73 lbs
0.79 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
1.2 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.9
7.6

Controls Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Controls Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Great
Good

Feedback  

Good
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

Adjustable
Presets

Talk-Through 
 

Adjustable
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Multi function + Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

6.3
5.7

Portability Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Portability Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Portability Picture

 

4.7" (12.0 cm)
7.9" (20.0 cm)

 

7.3" (18.5 cm)
7.9" (20.0 cm)

 

2.2" (5.6 cm)
2.4" (6.0 cm)

Volume  

75.87 in³ (1,243.20 cm³)
140.90 in³ (2,308.90 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

8.0
8.0

Case Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Case Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

7.2" (18.2 cm)
9.0" (22.8 cm)

 

8.0" (20.2 cm)
8.2" (20.9 cm)

 

2.5" (6.3 cm)
2.8" (7.1 cm)

Volume  

22.51 in³ (368.79 cm³)
206.46 in³ (3,383.29 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Build Quality Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.0
7.0

Stability Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Stability Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Angled Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Side Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Front Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Rear Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Top Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless In The Box Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

500 Hz
500 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

4.2 dB
0.8 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.9 dB
-2.4 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.7
7.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.45 dB
0.45 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.8
9.8

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

4.7 dB
1.0 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

6.27 dB
1.31 dB

Mid Bass 
 

1.97 dB
0.61 dB

High Bass 
 

3.04 dB
0.14 dB

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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.9
8.8

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.02 dB
1.27 dB

Low Mid 
 

2.14 dB
1.02 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.27 dB
-1.19 dB

High Mid 
 

-1.65 dB
1.23 dB

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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.0
7.3

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.28 dB
3.02 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.86 dB
-2.42 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-1.83 dB
-2.29 dB

High Treble 
 

0 dB
-5.3 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.5
7.4

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.41 dB
1.62 dB

Dips 
 

1.69 dB
1.48 dB

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Imaging 
 

6.9
8.2

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.31
0.16

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

23.58
4.19

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.81
1.48

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.19
2.03

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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.5
4.7

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.96 dB
3.14 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

4.62 dB
6.02 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

9.52 dB
5.77 dB

Openness 
 

1.3
2.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.5
3.6

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Focal Bathys Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.7
7.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.319
0.317

WHD @ 100 
 

0.126
0.114

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

6.0.1
1.5.7

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

aptX HD, 16-bit, 44.1khz
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B
TP-Link BE9300 BT 5.4

EQ 
 

Optimal
Dynamic

ANC 
 

Max
Silent

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

8.7
8.5

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-22.84 dB
-22.36 dB

Bass 
 

-15.26 dB
-18.04 dB

Mid 
 

-23.34 dB
-20.18 dB

Treble 
 

-31.50 dB
-30.01 dB

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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

8.2
7.9

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-18.78 dB
-18.40 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-19.06 dB
-18.55 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-20.37 dB
-19.99 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

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Leakage 
 

7.8
6.9

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

34.86 dB
39.93 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.9
6.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

289.23 Hz
364.41 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.57 dB
5.86 dB

HFE 
 

3,780.68 Hz
4,763.35 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.277
0.526

Gain 
 

3.4 dB
18.34 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

6.4
7.0

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

19.81 dB
26.83 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0
7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.5
7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.7
7.9

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

42.8 hrs
29.1 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

42.8 hrs
29.1 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.25 hrs
2 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C

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App Support 
 

8.0
7.5

App Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless App Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Bang & Olufsen
Focal & Naim

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Parametric + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

Adjustable
Presets

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

Yes
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

7.4
6.7

Cable Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 Wireless Cable Picture
Focal Bathys Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

USB-C
USB-C

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

3.97 ft (1.21 m)
4.17 ft (1.27 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Latency - Analog 
 

17.0 ms
35.5 ms

Latency - USB 
 

44.0 ms
51.5 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
USB

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Bluetooth Connection 
 

8.1
8.1

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.1
5.1

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes
Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

334.65 ft (102.00 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

276 ms
283 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

270 ms
289 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

265 ms
263 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

61 ms
58 ms

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)

AAC Support 
 

Yes
Yes

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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio Only
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio Only
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

Audio Only
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

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