The Creative W5? It works great for the Bathys from my MacBook sending out aptX Adaptive (the Bathys does not use aptX HD), plugged into a powered USB hub running from an OWC Thunderbolt dock. I haven't tried it with my iPhone 15 Pro and iPad, but Creative says it will not work with either...

No perforations??? Do you mean large?

SR2 and SR3 pads are the same (small and large perforation versions).

The settings are saved to the phone. The app does not have to be open in any context for the settings to be implemented.

The bigger blunder was not making the headbands replaceable once they get stained. The ear pads for a Clear OG are about $100, which is absurd (but I have a set on order from an $80 advance sale).

This is the one that's supposed to be 6N silver: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804449147283.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.38151802dVMMdG&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa. The same dealer lists another similar cable as "sterling silver." I asked GUcraftsman about making a USB-C cable...

I've ordered two pairs of silver (6N or "sterling") USB-C cables from AliExpress, just for the Bathys in DAC mode. I have one already, and the flexibility is amazing - and totally non-microphonic. More reactions to come after I get the second.

You need OTG cables. Maybe your short ones are OTG and the long ones are not?

Toneboosters just released an update to their Morphit plugin with a correction curve for the Bathys.

I didn't notice any resulting hollow sound from that dip with the new pads. But the Focal pads have a similar dip in relation to the neighboring frequencies, and I didn't hear any hollow sound before.

I don't have music with 20 Hz musical content. So unless one listens to organ music on headphones, I don't see any great loss. In fact, as I noted I think the overall bass quality is better with the slight drop the chart shows. And of course perceived bass response in headphones is quite...

The app itself shows a graph, but without details of the frequency and amplitude, which would be nice to have. Obviously, having that would be great, but my guess is that they don't want users to be able to apply the corrections outside of the Mimi app.

I think the Dekoni sheepskin pads are worth buying; they're an improvement over the stock pads in sound and comfort. I've been comparing them to the stock pads for the past hour or so using familiar high-resolution classic rock files I've uploaded to Vox, via my iPhone 15 Pro and the Bathy's...

I got my Dekoni sheepskin pads from Bloom Audio this week. Now I have to find the time to listen and compare the Focal and Dekoni pads...

Sheepskin.

Bloom Audio has the pads in stock. I changed my order to them (from BHphoto). And they have a frequency response graph on the page.

My bet is that the Bathys will not be replaced for a few more years. Focal's replacement timeframe for the Clear and Utopia was longer than it would be for replacing the relatively new Bathys at this point. And I suspect that any replacement will include WiFi access and not bandwidth-limited...

If you look at the M15i threads (noted earlier), MQA is not available on the M15i (but was on the M15). Some users are reporting other physical/mechanical and audible differences. I have not compared the sound of my M15 and M15i directly, and don't use MQA so I don't care about that. The USB C...

The leather case for the M15/M15i is available on Amazon US right now... I got one from AliExpress this past fall, and another didn't show up (I have put in a claim for a refund). The US price is higher, but it shows up (and does so much faster).

From the BHphoto website, looks like it'll be a few weeks before they're available. Maybe Dekoni will drop off pads at BHphoto after CanJam in NYC...

Well, I pre-ordered the Elite Sheepskin version from BHphoto... Based on reviews of the other Dekoni pads for wired Focal headphones, that version is likely to be most similar to the stock pads. At least I hope so!

In the fall, per some posts, Dekoni said they were working on Bathys pads for 2024 Q1 release, so it looks like they were showing them this week, and maybe there will be something available soon. It would be nice if they were real leather and/or an alcantara/velour type fabric, and don't ruin...