I have the same pads, any idea how to give them a good condition?
Yeah I have the Stellia pads (Dekoni) and Clear OG.I still have a pair of Dekoni Stellia pads, but prefer the Utopia pads.
I was comparing the Clears with Stellia pads against the Utopia (in a shop) and was surprised by how muffled the Clears sounded, quite different to a comparison I had done a year prior with the OG pads on the Clear, where I found the differentce to the Utopia rather small.
So I swapped the pads between the Utopia and Clears and this time the Utopia sounded muffled.
I did run another comparison test, just cycling through the Clear OG, Dekoni Stellia and Utopia pads at home and still came to the same conclusion.
To my ears the OG pads sound like a room with lots of acoustic treatment (sound absorbers), the Utopia much more more neutral, more "open" and detailed with a slight bass boost, but overall maintaining and even enhancing the neutral nature of the Clears. The Stellia pads take it a bit too far with the bass for my taste and something is happening to the clarity.
Just want to share this experience to show that pad preferences seem to depend a lot on personal preference!
Cheers!
The OG pads sound just a bit more effortless and open. The Dekoni pads change it up a fair bit and add a splash of warmth to the mid range thanks to the extra bass.
Both are great tbh, and different enough its worth having onhand.
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