Will do. Thanks for the input boss !

@@Jayiyagi ...you better, or else! :P

How does using IFI compare to listening directly through your phone? I have LG V30 and listen to Focal Clear. It sounds pretty nice so I thought I didn't need to buy a DAC.

@@Draxlar Hej Gorane ;) Its better in every way, since the ifi xCAN is primarily a balanced amp with only analog inputs(1000mW into 32Ω!) but has a bluetooth sabre dac which only works when you use bluetooth, the ifi xDSD on the other hand is pimarily an excellent dac with a weaker amp(500mW into 16Ω) but has USB input. The idea of the xCAN is that if you allready have a nice dac but need an excellent, strong portable amp to complement your rig it is a very goodthe choice if you need the extra power for bigger headphones like yours, and as far as i know there is no better mobile amp/dac combo for the money. As i am typing this i am listening to radio paradise on my LCD2 Classic single ended and i only have to turn it half way to be loud, and its sounds really good. :)

@@mariodrv Then I know what I have to do. Thanks. :)

So which leather is better, Stellia or Utopia?

@@FreddiMuliantono be it lambskin or cowhides, full grain leather is the best leather treatment. Very minimal buff on surface skin, makes the leather grain and fiber in tact on its original form. More durable and breathable

Lmao. Dead

Hopefully your ears aren't that big. Focal earcups are rather tight.

Thanks boss haha

I bought the elegia a week ago . and satisfied with it . Now do exploring new heights and needs a bit more convincing to get stellia . please let me know your experience with them after purchase. i have tried them in the audioshop with my m11 but run at 3.5 not balanced. goodluck .

Yes I understand this. thats why i was confused as you see in the video lol. Its super focused, lets leave it at that. Ps. I was referring to more midbass

@@carlosoliveira-rc2xt I agree with you Carlos. If you look to the front and an acoustic bass player is on you right then the sound of the bass will come from the right. It will be the same where ever it's played, the sound of the bass willl come from where the base is situated. However it's not a complete fallacy. In the days of 78 rpm records and with many lps 33,3 rpm the width and deepth of the groove had to be so great as to recduce the playing time of the disc. Roland La chauvinais

Idk how loud you listen to it but to me, at loudest volume, the stellias do not clip

Even after the clears? I own a Clear MG and they sound sharp and brilliant. The sound improvement is noticable on Stellias? Thinking of buying one.

I didnt find them microphonic. Maybe cuz I didnt use them for portable as much?

Other than being a bit stiff I really like the Stellia's Cables

Robbie's Incoherent thoughts I’m sure the elegia is much close than 30%, probably more like 90% if you had a blind comparison. Like with most anything there is a built in bias when you spend a lot or already have high expectations. You hear what you want to and expect to hear. There is a point of diminishing returns on everything including headphones. After a certain level the improvements are very small. Of course those small improvements might be important to you though. So listening is very subjective and depends on many factors. Your ears, age, music choices and expectations. One person loves a particular set of headphones and the next thinks they suck.

90% for sure

After using oratory eq and stellia pads. Elegia sounds 95% of stellia

Stellia are a huge rip off elegias are more like 92-94% not even just 90%...

@@lord.of.veracity 100%, most of focals lineup is completely overpriced garbage imo, elegias are incredible tho.

Depends what you are looking for. Maybe zmf eh?

@@Jayiyagi Thats not affordable at all, Maybe one day who knows, they take awhile to be built.

@@Jayiyagi I had been thinking of getting the ZMF Verites and after watching your review of the Aryas thought I should give those a listen. Now I am tempted by the Stellias. Are they so much better than the Aryas? I have not been a fan of the Focal range hitherto . The Utopia did nothing for me. Any thoughts?

@@wildings1 if utopia didnt do much for you. You are better off with aryas. Right now zmf is still on its way for review. Lol i would be doing a comparison for sure

I did audition focal utopia at canjam 2018 nyc and they sounded good but maybe it was the environment but i didnt get any amazing dynamics that people claim focal has but i would be willing to give it a another go I'm a zmf fanboy but im looking for something that doesnt require a tube amp or insane amping and in a closed back form. Would you recommend any other closed back hps in the 2k and under range or should I shoot up for the stellias.

I find focal cans to be on the brighter side of things, lacking warmth from the bass.

@@bxown3d much like most of their speakers

Just buy HD800 then for you

Talkin about soundstage in a closed back headphone? The joke is on YOU. If you want proper soundstage, you shouldn't even be buying headphones to begin with and just go with proper hi-fi speakers.

@@iaintyourgganbu4715 hi, very happy with my Denons hps, and also my latest the Audio Technica awkt....huge sounding hps, so you know.

@@bunozen1Okay lol. Enjoy that little stage between your ears.

@@bunozen1 I'm sorry. It's just that as someone who came over from hifi, one saying their headphone's soundstage is huge just gives me a good chuckle. Not to mention one believing that it's the only quality that matters.