Do you mean Dekoni ear pads are an upgrade to the Stellia stock ones? That’ll be interesting to check out.

Thanks for the reply. Meanwhile I also managed to lower the noise floor of my rig down to negligible. In my experience- the RCA cable grounding the preamp outputs has to be a model with good shielding or else it too adds noise. Feels kinda wrong to waste a good RCA on such a silly thing but it...

Excellent choice. It’ll show how the Cascade was really meant to sound. Cheers.

Are you talking about the silver-plated copper SCX 8 by Alo? It’s supposedly made especially for the Cascades and indeed it brings out their true potential. My only only issue with it is that, being nice and thick, after several months it suddenly gets very hard and rigid, which eventually...

Thanks for replying, Jason. Let me be more clear- I am connecting the Ultra to Wi Fi, then I connect to the active speakers via AK Connect. There is no Bluetooth involved. The wireless play session after that is stable and sounds good. I’m just curious if the incorrect LED indicator reflects...

Ultra is connected via WiFi. Bluetooth is disabled during the play to avoid confusion.

Hi guys! I noticed something strange about my Ultra and got curious if anybody else has similar experience. Apparently when playing wirelessly via Ethernet to active speakers, the LED light remains stuck with the color of the first album I’ve played and keeps it the same throughout the entire...

How does getting worse look like? Mine got even dark brown but I wouldn’t call it exactly bad looking. It doesn’t look stained, grayish or dirty in any way. It’s just less flashy or fashion-inspired, but rather bringing a more understated, more grown-up type of aesthetic. If anything, it now...

That’s a very good question that seems to pop up regularly in this thread but still nobody has pointed at a product that effectively cleans already discolored headbands. Please share here if you find a solution. My Stellia’s leather got coffee-brown, quite darker than I expected, just within two...

Congrats! How do you like the sound? At first I thought the bass was a bit lackluster but soon it warmed up and extended even reaching lower than I expected. The high frequencies however seemed to me particularly refined in the Ultra and I loved them right out of the box.

It’s rather a matter of slight improvements but in almost every aspect of SQ. I’m not sure if it’s worth the upgrade from Max but for me, once I got it, it felt like a general step up in everything and never regretted it. Even the larger size doesn’t bother me as Max wasn’t exactly a...

You’re right, I totally forgot that issue. Sorry to hear about your troubles and hope you’ve found what you were looking for in your SE300. I myself don’t stream, all my music is on my player’s memory card and I’ve never had any Wi-Fi issues during the brief times I’ve connected to the internet...

You’re right, I totally forgot that issue. Sorry to hear about your troubles and hope you’ve found what you were looking for in your alternate choice. I myself don’t stream, all my music is on my player’s hard drive and I’ve never had any Wi-Fi issues during the brief times I’ve connected to the...

I reckon another reason this thread is so oddly quiet is that there’s simply nothing to complain about the Ultra. The Kann series has been going on strong for quite some time now with each new model coming out as a slight but undeniable improvement on its predecessors and Ultra is exactly that...

Did you find the PSVanes a bit noisy? Recently I picked up a set of PSVane Art Series and actually quite liked their accentuated sound signature and extra bass slam, but they also brought this rustling noise- like crumbling paper or maybe be a bit like a scratchy vinyl record. The same setup...

Nicely said. That line right there- “Great character that demonstrates our shared history”- it should be in Stellia’s web page. It would put a smile on many owners’ faces. Cheers!

Further back in this thread there were some interesting posts from various head-fiers with products that had helped them successfully with the tanning, as well as others with cleaning products that supposedly helped keeping the leather clean as new, for those who decided to go the other way...

Well, it’s worked out nicely! :)

Thanks for the reply, Kevin. That’s great to hear! I’m also using them at similar rate as yours, do your experience gives me an approximate timeline to look forward to. I really like that darkened look. Cheers!

Looks great, indeed! Classy and somewhat sophisticated. How long did it take for the headband to darken so evenly?

Nobody could give you a straight answer about what you should or should not purchase. For me personally the Ultra feels like a subtle but clearly tangible improvement over Max in every aspect. The treble is instantly noticeable as significantly refined and crisper, but also the staging is a bit...

That's a great advice. Thanks!

I’ll give the iFi IE Match a try. Thanks for the input. I also found interesting your point about the ringing sounds from the tubes when the amp is lightly knocked. I did this test immediately after purchasing the amp and back then there was no such issue at all. Tried it again now and this...

Thank you for the reply. I think you’re totally right. Cheers!