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Something with a Tube Pre and Solid State back end sounds great with the Stellia.
Wow I didn't even know about the tubes buzz and hum. Well I would have to pair the tube amp with my Arya organic or HD 800s then. Thanks.To add - Focal Utopia was built for tubes. It sounds best on a tube amp. LCD-5 works best with tubes, but solid state isn't bad either.
Stellia was made for solid state. End of story. Tubes sound terrible with Stellia, and they simply don't work. Not to mention high sensitivity, meaning the tubes buzz and hum through the Stellia. Don't do it.
I disagree. I don't own a tube amp. I use a FiiO K9 Pro (ESS). I went to a head-fi area meet up and was able to run my Stellia with a DNA amp and some other tube amp. These were probably $4K to $5K amps. They sounded really good. Not sure what DAC was being used. Compared the K9, they had a little more widening of the soundstage, airiness.... Stellia was made for solid state. ... Tubes sound terrible with Stellia, ....
I disagree. I don't own a tube amp. I use a FiiO K9 Pro (ESS). I went to a head-fi area meet up and was able to run my Stellia with a DNA amp and some other tube amp. These were probably $4K to $5K amps. They sounded really good. Not sure what DAC was being used. Compared the K9, they had a little more widening of the soundstage, airiness.
One thing is true, the Stellia are very easy to drive. It's possible, they reveal more distortion and "bad" stuff. Tubes are not know for low distortion.
Thanks a lot for your answer. Coming for the Ibasso DX300, do you think the upgrade will be substantial ?@John0405 Yes, synergy is very very well
Sounds even more tempting. thanks Yeutez@John0405 Of course it will. But the sound signature will be a little different also - bass will hits harder and will be more technical, more trebles and overall brighter sound profile.
Succumbed to the Stellia Black Friday deal. Added CP Yang pads and the Danceable Lazuli Ultralite. Both bring out the best of these headphones.My favorite cable for the Stellia is the Danacable Lazuli Utra or the Lazuli Rhapsody. They are the same cable ble the new Rhapsody is now braided. It’s a Copper & Silver Hypid cable. It takes the Stellia to new heights.
But when paired with my Lazuli Nirvana on my main system it’s mesmerizing. They scale up so well.
I use the same setup sometimes and I agree with you. The Stellia’s out of the Mojo 2/Poly sounds phenomenaL.Succumbed to the Stellia Black Friday deal. Added CP Yang pads and the Danceable Lazuli Ultralite. Both bring out the best of these headphones.
I drive them with a Chord Mojo 2 + Poly. I play straight off the SD card using MPDluxe (unlike DLNA, MPD doesn't do a network round-trip on the Poly)
Truly an enjoyable mobile setup that comes awfully close to my DAVE / M Scaler / Utopia desktop rig.