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Bowers & Wilkins Px8 vs Focal: Bathys Noise

Every tracked fact about the two, side by side - prices, history lows, ratings and measured tuning. No verdict: which one to buy is the visitor's decision, always.

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Bowers & Wilkins Px8 - Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones (Tan Colour) Bowers & Wilkins Px8 - Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones (Tan Colour) Bowers & Wilkins Now ₹82,000 at AV Shack At its lowest recorded price Full prices & history
Focal: Bathys Noise Cancellation Wireless Headphones Focal: Bathys Noise Cancellation Wireless Headphones Focal Out of stock at every tracked store Lowest on record ₹849 on Thursday, 5th Nov, 2026 Full prices & history

What is being compared

Both sides are headphones. The rows below are the facts each store publishes for this shelf - driver setup, impedance, sensitivity, back design and connectivity. A dash means the listing does not state that spec.

Spec Bowers & Wilkins Focal
Connectivity Wired Wireless
Form factor Over-ear —
Active noise cancelling ANC / noise cancelling ANC / noise cancelling

Measured tuning, side by side

Both curves are real community measurements (gold: Bowers & Wilkins · blue: Focal). Each is level-aligned to its own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean, so rig offsets don't skew the comparison.

+20+100-10-2020501002005001k2k5k10k20k12
Bowers & Wilkins Focal
+12+60-6-126.14.1Sub-bass20-80 Hz4.21.3Bass80-200 Hz0.10.7Lower mids200-700 Hz-1.10.6Upper mids700 Hz-2.5k6.02.7Treble2.5-6k Hz-2.3-7.2Air6-20k Hz

Average level per band, relative to that curve's own 200 Hz–1 kHz middle - a taller bar plays louder there on the measured files. Same colours as the chart above.

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Same signal through both tunings at once - slide to blend. Start on pink noise for the clearest read.

Tuning distance ±3.38 dB RMS 80% match - Close. Computed on a shared 40-point log grid, 20 Hz–10 kHz. A measurement-space fact, not a promise two ears agree.
Bass · 20–250 Hz Bowers & Wilkins +2.3 dB Average level difference in this band, both curves aligned to their own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean. Plus means Bowers & Wilkins plays louder there on the measured files; minus means Focal does.
Mids · 250–2,000 Hz Bowers & Wilkins −1.6 dB Average level difference in this band, both curves aligned to their own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean. Plus means Bowers & Wilkins plays louder there on the measured files; minus means Focal does.
Treble · 2,000–10,000 Hz Bowers & Wilkins +2.8 dB Average level difference in this band, both curves aligned to their own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean. Plus means Bowers & Wilkins plays louder there on the measured files; minus means Focal does.
What a curve cannot seeBuild, driver QC unit-to-unit, comfort, isolation, accessories, warranty and resale value sit outside the graph - usually what the pricier one is charging for.

Price over the last 30 days

Daily lowest price across every tracked store, from the site's own price history. The line is one product's own range - the two cards are not drawn to a shared scale.

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 - Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones (Tan Colour) Now ₹82,000 at its 30-day median Lowest on record ₹82,000 on Monday, 21st Sept, 2026 In stock at 1 tracked store
Focal: Bathys Noise Cancellation Wireless Headphones No tracked offer in stock In stock at 0 tracked stores
Price gap right now n/a Both sides need a tracked offer to compare.
Stores with it in stock 1 vs 0 Active stores carrying each one right now - more stores usually means easier replacement and a steadier price.

The decision, factually

Cheaper right now Bowers & Wilkins Px8 - Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones (Tan Colour) Lowest current price across all tracked stores.
Deepest discount ever seen Focal: Bathys Noise Cancellation Wireless Headphones From each product's own recorded price history.

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