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QuietComfort 35 II vs Bathys

Reddit's answer is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II. Buy it if you prioritize long-term comfort and durability and can stomach a real failure risk. The Bathys is a Risky Buy — buy only if you want wireless headphones that sound like a proper audiophile reference and look the part.

Bose QuietComfort 35 II
Bose · Audio

QuietComfort 35 II

Buy If$350
57% of 1,256 owners recommend
~1 in 3 failure rate — ~1 in 3 long-term owner reports mention a failure, most commonly the power switch, Bluetooth, or battery, typically surfacing between 10 and 73 months of ownership. Warranty outcomes lean resolved — most who reported back got a replacement or repair covered — but a meaningful share landed outside warranty.

Buy it if you prioritize long-term comfort and durability and can stomach a real failure risk.

+ Repeatedly mentioned as the reason owners stick with them — comfort stands out across hundreds of reports.

− A vocal minority find the sound tuning too bass-heavy or otherwise colored compared to rivals.

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Focal Bathys
Focal · Audio

Bathys

Risky Buy$593
56% of 416 owners recommend
~1 in 8 failure rate — ~1 in 8 long-term reports mention a failure, spread across multiple components with no single dominant weak point. Onset is early, mostly within the first year, and most warranty cases were resolved — usually made right under warranty. At a serious-failure rate of about 8%, this is the lowest failure rate of the 10 wireless headphones we track, well below the category baseline of 27%.

Buy only if you want wireless headphones that sound like a proper audiophile reference and look the part.

+ Repeatedly mentioned as the reason people buy and keep the Bathys — the reference point other wireless headphones get compared against.

− A vocal minority disputes the tuning, finding it colored or inconsistent — not rare enough to dismiss.

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Questions people keep asking

Which is better, the QuietComfort 35 II or the Bathys?

Reddit's answer is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II. Buy it if you prioritize long-term comfort and durability and can stomach a real failure risk. The Bathys is a Risky Buy — buy only if you want wireless headphones that sound like a proper audiophile reference and look the part.

Is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II worth it?

Reddit's verdict is Buy If. Buy it if you prioritize long-term comfort and durability and can stomach a real failure risk. Comfort and durability keep a loyal following, but ~1 in 3 long-term reports mention a power-switch or Bluetooth failure — know that going in.

Is the Focal Bathys worth it?

Reddit's verdict is Risky Buy. Buy only if you want wireless headphones that sound like a proper audiophile reference and look the part. Reference-level sound in a wireless package, with a failure rate well below the category average.