Over-Ear
Audeze LCD-Mx4
Not yet scored
$3,000
Full review dataAudeze LCD-Mx4 vs Focal Bathys MG: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze LCD-Mx4 vs Focal Bathys MG, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Focal Bathys MG
83Outstanding
$1,500
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Focal Bathys MG leads on 7 of 7 measures.
- Audeze LCD-Mx4
- Focal Bathys MG
HearWiki score
-
83
Sound
-
9.6
Noise cancelling
-
8.4
Battery
-
7.7
Calls
-
7.8
Value
-
6.2
Price (USD)
$3,000
$1,500
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Same generation
The Focal Bathys MG is 8 years newer, but it is the same generation of hardware: nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. The platform is level; the newer hardware shows up in convenience features instead - the Focal Bathys MG adds USB-C. For 8 years between them, that is a thin return - treat this as a restyle rather than a new platform.
- LCD-Mx42016
- Bathys MG20248 yr newer
What differsLCD-Mx4Bathys MG
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
Everyday features
Specifications
LCD-Mx4Bathys MG
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $3,000
- $1,500
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 83
- Released
- 2016
- 2024
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Still sold new
- Driver
- 106 mm planar magnetic
- 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 106 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 10 Hz - 22 kHz
- Impedance
- 20 Ω
- -
- Sensitivity
- 105 dB/mW
- -
- Bluetooth
- -
- 5.2
- Codecs
- -
- SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Wireless range
- -
- 15 m
- Battery life
- -
- 30 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 30 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 90 min
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- -
- Yes
- Transparency mode
- -
- Yes
- Companion app
- -
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- -
- Yes
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- none
- buttons
- Weight
- 575 g
- 350 g
- Detachable cable
- Yes
- Yes
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
- Connector
- 6.35 mm
- USB-C
- Balanced connection
- Yes
- -
- Microphones
- -
- 8
What reviewers said
Audeze LCD-Mx4
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Focal Bathys MG
The Focal Bathys MG is a premium wireless over-ear headphone that pairs active noise cancellation with a natural, balanced sound signature. It offers robust connectivity options including aptX Adaptive and multipoint, along with a USB-C DAC mode, all wrapped in a comfortable, high-end build. While its sonic performance is top-tier, the steep price tag is its most significant hurdle for many buyers.
- Pro:Excellent natural and balanced sound quality
- Pro:Comfortable fit for extended listening sessions
- Pro:Effective active noise cancellation
- Con:Very high price point
- Con:Limited high-resolution wireless codec support
- Con:No wireless charging option
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