Focal Stellia High-Fidelity Closed-back Circum-Aural Headphones

I has to EQ these to really make them pop, but once I did, they became my favorite way to listen to music. Anything you throw at them sounds incredible. They’re also comfortable and not heavy on the head, and the leather is beautiful and classy at the same time. You can tell these are high quality in both build as well as function.If you can afford them, you won’t be disappointed. I have a really high end floor standing speaker setup, but needed to change my usage due to a baby joining the family, and these have not made me miss my old setup.

Best close back headphones ever make. If you like focal Celestee this will be your endgame. Quality leather that developed unique colors over time. The Stellia sounds great out of any things except iPhone dongle ( not much volume at 100%). The sound stage is Three dimensional, never harsh vocals on any tracks, decent amount of bass but not booming.

Sound: Amazing! Details, details, details. Enjoying itComfort: do not notice them after hours of listening (even when walking)Look: super quality materials. Most beautiful headset I knowUnboxing: Amazing, even better than of luxury brands. Positively surprised even after readingCable is good. I like it, but understand that others may find it a bit inflexible.I am using the xDSD Gryphon DAC/Amp and notice even better sound quality than without (in combination with my iphone 11)

I was very hesitant to spend $3k on headphones. But I am so glad that I bought the Focal Stellia. I was in the market for a set of closed back headphones to compliment my Sennheiser HD800 S open backs. After researching numerous closed back headphones I decided to plunge into the Stellia’s.The packaging is premium and matches the price point. You can tell Focal put a lot of thought into the unboxing experience - it is next level great, and while only cosmetic, made any forms of initial buyers remorse disappear. I can see myself using the leather case that holds the Stellia paperwork for other uses – it has a great feel.The fit and finish is elite, and they are very comfortable. I can listen to them for hours in total comfort.As far as the sound, I am no audiophile. Just someone that loves music and wants to have the best experience possible. The Stellia’s have great low, mid and high levels. The bass is amazing but not overpowering. It’s just right. The sound experience makes the music pop and has made me branch out into new forms of music that I never listened to before (Jazz, other obscure artists, etc).I planned on using the Stellia’s more for travel and listening to music around the house, but I have also found myself using them in place of my HD 800S’s at my home office. While the HD 800 S’s have amazing sound stage as you would expect from open back headphones, the Stellia’s offer another range of clarity and performance that the HD800S’s cant match. While listening to music on the Stellia’s, I can close my eyes and get lost in the experience.However, I recommend having both open and closed back headphones in your collection because the experience is different and testing different styles of music with both is fun to see what sounds best to your ears.As far as DAC/Amps. In my home office I use a Schiit Audio Valhalla 2 tube amp with a Schiit Audio Modi DAC (Highly recommend this setup). For portable use I use a LEAUDIO XDUOO Poke II portable DAC.Overall, I would recommend the Stellia’s.

Amazing looking and comfortable. The sound is better than my HD 820. The rich, full, and detailed sound and imaging is amazing. Only soundstage is lacking compared to HD 820 but it still amazing. This and Empyrean are the best $3000 I have spent. Oh yeah, the bass blows up at very load volumes but there is no headphones that can do that except for my electrostatic L700. I love these more than L700 because they look and feel better and you can take on the go and use them with everything. Low impedance so very easy to drive. Like other review I also go LQI cables for it and use it with my Sony NW-WM1Z. Wow!

I don't even have words to describe these works of art. They literally transport your body into whatever studio or venue your song was recorded in. Breathtaking. No words. I would work a 2nd and 3rd job to buy these. Don't even second guess it. Nothing in the market today matches these.

I cannot imagine a better sounding headphone setup for me at this point. I was able to purchase a discontinued Arche amp connected to my Sony NW-WM1Z and the sound is the best I have ever heard.

Nice,clear sound!