Is the Focal Bathys worth the upgrade from the Alienware Pro Wireless?
Verdict
Downgrade
The Focal Bathys actually scores 7.9 points below the Alienware Pro Wireless, so on aggregate review consensus this is a step backwards. The gains are concentrated in sound (8.7 to 9.2). You do give up ground on battery (9.1 to 7.6) and noise cancelling (8.1 to 6.8). On paper: codecs SBC to SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive, multipoint pairing and microphones 2 to 8. Worth checking: battery life goes 70 h to 30 h and weight goes 310 g to 350 g. One caution: this steps down a line tier (Pro Wireless to Bathys), and base models usually trade away tier features - check the codec and ANC rows above before trusting the score gap alone. And it costs $674 more for a lower score, which is hard to justify on the data alone. Only worth it if a specific feature above matters more to you than overall quality does.
What actually changes
Sub-scores both products have, on the same 0-10 scale. Bars extend right for a gain, left for a loss.
- Sound8.79.2
- Noise cancelling8.16.8
- Battery9.17.6
- Calls8.78.1
- Value8.67.4
Spec differences
Only where the two genuinely differ - everything they share is omitted.
| Spec | Pro Wireless | Bathys | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery life | 70 h | 30 h | |
| Codecs | SBC | SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive | |
| Weight | 310 g | 350 g | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.1 | |
| Multipoint pairing | No | Yes | |
| Driver size | 50 mm | 40 mm | |
| Microphones | 2 | 8 | |
| Driver | 50 mm driver | 40 mm dynamic | |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz - 40 kHz | 15 Hz - 22 kHz |
About this verdict
Direction matters here: this page answers "Pro Wireless to Bathys". The other direction is a separate question with a different answer. Scores blend published review verdicts across over-ear and shift as new reviews land, so a marginal call today may not be one next quarter.