[Marutks]

Do you think Stellias would sound good with Burson Conductor (v1) amp? Conductor's output impedance is 30 Ohm ( according to https://www.audiobot9000.com/ ) which seems a bit too high.
I listened Stellias at CanJam and I liked them. I am not sure how compatible they are with Burson Conductor.

 

[up late]

i suspect that output impedance figure of 30 ohms is a mistake. the conductor v2+'s headphone output impedance is 3 ohms. the new conductor 3 ref's headphone output impedance is lower at 0.5 ohms. the stellia sounded great with the cv2+ to my ears.

 

[Hoegaardener70]

So, is any owner here thinking of replacing (or complementing) the Stellia with a ZMF Verite closed?

 

[mamsterla]

Not looking at more close backs since I feel the Stellias are end game, but thinking of what complementary open backs to get. Thinking of Utopia if I could afford it or Hifiman Arya as a similar end game headphone for when I want an open back.

 

[Andrew DiMarcangelo]

Not looking at more close backs since I feel the Stellias are end game, but thinking of what complementary open backs to get. Thinking of Utopia if I could afford it or Hifiman Arya as a similar end game headphone for when I want an open back.

The Utopia is a no brainer choice as an open back compliment!

 

[Hoegaardener70]

Not looking at more close backs since I feel the Stellias are end game, but thinking of what complementary open backs to get. Thinking of Utopia if I could afford it or Hifiman Arya as a similar end game headphone for when I want an open back.

I love my utopia, but you’d need to be a serious fanatic of the focal sound signature to complement the stellia with them. My utopias are definitely the go-to for classical music (and so would be the stellia), but I do love variation ... I’d recommend the Empy, couldn’t be more different

 

[arielext]

I settled on these 3 as my holy trinity:
open back: SR-007mk2 combined with a KGSSHV amp
semi-open: TH-X00 with custom (deeper) cups
closed: Stellia ofc

No need for compliments for me it depends on outside noise and mood.

 

[musicman59]

Not looking at more close backs since I feel the Stellias are end game, but thinking of what complementary open backs to get. Thinking of Utopia if I could afford it or Hifiman Arya as a similar end game headphone for when I want an open back.

I would take a look at the Rosson RAD-0.
I listened to them, the Emphy and the Stellia all 3 out of the new Bricasti M3h DAC/Streamer/Headphones Amp. I was originally thinking of buying the Stellia but after listening to all 3 I placed an order for the RAD-0.

 

[441879]

I posted a review of the Stellia below if anyone is interested:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/foc...ram-ttvjaudio-com.902822/page-2#post-15161609

 

[GreenBow]

Please, would you call the Stellia neutral, or just on the warm side?

 

[teknorob23]

Please, would you call the Stellia neutral, or just on the warm side?

just on the warm side of neutral, but only just.

 

[greygrey]

hi everyone
i just buy the stellia. looking after a nice dac /amp.
anyone paired their stellia with a woo audio 8 eclipse.
or alo cdm ?
how is the synergy with portable tube amp?

 

[Andrew DiMarcangelo]

hi everyone
i just buy the stellia. looking after a nice dac /amp.

I’d recommend the Hugo 2 if you’re looking for something portable and the Arche for desktop-only usage.

 

[mamsterla]

The Stellias are pretty easy to drive, so you don't really need a heroic setup. You should look at the sound profile that you really like. As mentioned there seems to be some real synergy with the Chord gear. I was happy with my Chord Mojo, but I am getting a lot more drive and resolution out of my SMSL VMV D1 and AAA THX 789 right now. Both sound profiles are really quite enjoyable through the Stellias.

 

[jmpsmash]

What are everyone's experience with after market cable upgrades? The factory cable isn't very ergonomically sound.