# Focal Celestee - Closed-Back Headphones - Official Discussion Thread
**URL:** https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439
**Category:** Official Headphone Model Discussion
**Tags:** focal
**Created:** [January 28, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439 "2021-01-28T06:16:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@BuffaloWing](https://forum.headphones.com/u/BuffaloWing)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/41 "2021-01-29T04:43:25Z")
Its almost black dude. Open your eyes.
Also. Timbre?
Has that Focal metallic sheen to it or…?
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### Author:  [@Clemmaster](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Clemmaster)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/42 "2021-01-29T05:10:16Z")
Bass seems less emphasized between 80-200, nice!
Can you compared to Stellia, pretty please?
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### Author:  [@Resolve](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Resolve)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/43 "2021-01-29T05:12:11Z")
haha you had me there for a sec.
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### Author:  [@Resolve](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Resolve)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/44 "2021-01-29T05:12:51Z")
Stellia is more detailed, Celestee is a bit more balanced - but… given a choice between the two I’d take the Stellia.
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### Author:  [@Clemmaster](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Clemmaster)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/45 "2021-01-29T05:27:23Z")
Sorry, I meant the graph 😛
Impressions are welcome, too, of course!
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### Author:  [@Roark](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Roark)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/46 "2021-01-29T05:31:41Z")
Man, these look similar to your AirPods Max graphs… 😷
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### Author:  [@BuffaloWing](https://forum.headphones.com/u/BuffaloWing)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/47 "2021-01-29T05:34:12Z")
Do they sound like the rest of the Focals? I assume so?
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### Author:  [@Resolve](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Resolve)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/48 "2021-01-29T05:49:53Z")
Let’s find out. The main difference is that the APM lacks ear gain - with the ‘AudeBeats’ kind of sound. Celestee more appropriately elevates for where the ear amplifies frequencies.
While preference plays a big role in this stuff, the thing with headphone tunings is that for the most part, stuff above 1khz has been figured out, and at the very least some level of ear gain is desirable. Everything below that is far more debatable.
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### Author:  [@Simonfish](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Simonfish)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/49 "2021-01-29T06:38:12Z")
I agree. I bought a pair of Stellia to replace my Elegias, but realized there is no way I’d ever be able to take the Stellias to work - they’re far too noticeable and flashy. They Celestee are pretty, but again, they call too much attention to themselves. What I like about the Elegias is that unless you know what you’re looking at, nothing about them screams “these cost a fortune”. Even the Utopia is fairly discrete. Ironically, the flashy Focals are all closed-back, and therefore something one might listen to away from home. I wish they’d make a version of the Stellia that’s black.
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### Author:  [@deafenears](https://forum.headphones.com/u/deafenears)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/50 "2021-01-29T08:33:38Z")
> [@taronlissimore](#):
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> I don’t know if I would describe the Celestee as less bling but it’s still a headphone you will see me wearing on Vancouver transit.
Yeah, it’s definitely still very nice looking, as per the live stream and as Megane puts it, it’s not too _eccentric_. I would feel more comfortable wearing the Celestee over the Stellias on public transit and in public places.
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### Author:  [@newernow](https://forum.headphones.com/u/newernow)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/51 "2021-01-29T09:04:32Z")
Nice. Could you also add the measurement of the Stellia?
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### Author:  [@Resolve](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Resolve)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/52 "2021-01-29T09:08:55Z")
I haven’t measured it yet.
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### Author:  [@Pr0Xy](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Pr0Xy)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/53 "2021-01-29T14:54:06Z")
Can you measure how the Elegia with the Celestee pads performs? In the stream you said that the subbass is still less but how do the other parts of the FR change?
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### Author:  [@lost33](https://forum.headphones.com/u/lost33)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/54 "2021-01-29T15:12:43Z")
These are stunning cans to look at!
I laud the efforts in measuring the response, but for me its always the listening experience with my “ears”.
Mentioning that these are the hardest headphones to measure based on the clamping force etc I would take these measurements with a “grain of salt.”
Knowing the quality and efforts Focal puts into their products makes me want to try these against the Stellias, side by side and pick one.
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### Author:  [@taronlissimore](https://forum.headphones.com/u/taronlissimore)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/55 "2021-01-29T15:24:43Z")
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtLQM7I-kHg)
@Resolve 's video review for the Celestee is up!
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### Author:  [@Lothar\_Wolf](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Lothar_Wolf)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/56 "2021-01-29T15:30:36Z")
Andrew is knowledgeable, but his voice doesn’t sound nearly as sexy 🤷♂️ 😉
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83mXPtQQgHk)
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### Author:  [@Rhodey](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Rhodey)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/57 "2021-01-29T15:38:48Z")
I disagree. There’s been many of nights where I’ve put on Resolve’s review playlist just to hear his soothing voice.
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### Author:  [@Lothar\_Wolf](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Lothar_Wolf)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/58 "2021-01-29T15:47:23Z")
> [@Rhodey](#):
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> I disagree. There’s been many of nights where I’ve put on Resolve’s review playlist just to hear his soothing voice.
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### Author:  [@SenyorC](https://forum.headphones.com/u/SenyorC)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/59 "2021-01-29T15:51:12Z")
Is that a nice way of saying that @Resolve 's reviews put you to sleep?
Edit: imagine falling asleep to the soothing voice of resolve and then YouTube follows it with Zeos 😳
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### Author:  [@Rhodey](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Rhodey)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-celestee-closed-back-headphones-official-discussion-thread/10439/60 "2021-01-29T15:52:10Z")
Difference between sleep and decompression.
Oh I listen to Z when I workout. He has his own playlist. Motivation man!
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