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Depends on you scenario.

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The Killer Piglet

In Reply to: RE: Expensive Closed Back Worthwhile? posted by Sibelius on October 21, 2021 at 09:40:28

I live by the beach and it can get noisy outside with the wind and surf sometimes.

So in my case the Focal Stellias are worth it.

Additionally I can play later at night without waking up my gf, and they sound fine with the portable Vorz amp walking around the place or on the balcony.

KP

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RE: Depends on you scenario. - Sibelius 09:01:27 10/22/21 (2)
Thanks for the comments. No beach here, although we hear the traffic from the highway to Santa Cruz and we joke it's the sound of the ocean. We have a small house and share the same LR space, wife doesn't care for my music much and since she's still working remotely my listening time is limited. Don't think I can justify the Stellias, but the Radiance or the Celestee are in my range, or the Dan Clark Aeon Noire. The new amps I'm looking at have what is supposed to be a pretty high level headphone amp built in. Posed the question to Headphones.com, so I hope to hear their recommendations.

Thanks again.
- Have you ruled out IEM's as an option? - The Killer Piglet 06:00:56 10/24/21 (1)
  Some really good one out there.
  
  The Fina Audio FA-BA-SS and Beyerdynamic Xelento are both comfy and sound great.
  
  Plus ultra portable, of course.
  
  I drive them with a Vorz amp attached to a Fiio M11, this combo also does a great job driving the Stellias.
  
  If you want to get your feet wet on a closed, try the Drop Meze 99's.
  Fun cans, also easy to drive with the Vorz, and you can send them back if they don't do it for you.
  
  KP
  - RE: Have you ruled out IEM's as an option? - Sibelius 07:24:34 10/24/21 (0)
    Yeah, pretty much for anything serious.. I can't get comfortable in them.
    
    I might be changing my mind over spending serious $$$ on a closed and getting another open; planar or e-stat and just getting the cheap Beyerdynamic 770 for closed use. I don't think there's that much sound coming out of an open (I have a pair of Beyerdynamic 880's) to bother the other occupant. Of course her keyboard clacking might not be blocked out for ME!
    
    So many choices out there. Kind of frustrating that now that I have the money, all the avenues for trying gear out; shows (one of the biggest was near me for years) good dealers, just aren't available. Watched a video of the guy from Linear Tube Audio talking about all the cans they were bringing to one in VA/MD. I know headphones.com has a 365 day return period, but I don't think they'd like a serial user of that!

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