Closed back headphones and Focal


Hey folks, I am beginning to research closed back headphones. My primary use will be when family is still awake and sharing space so that speakers are off limits while the sound infiltration from my open backs is Less pleasurable .  Secondarily, if I find a good sounding set of cans that do well at passive isolation, I might consider them over ANC for travel. 
I also have an opportunity for a tremendous deal on the Focal Stellia. Does anyone have experience with them or suggestions for other closed back headphones?
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@switzer145 Check out the thread “Anyone interested in nearly perfection on a headphone a a great price??” here from a few days ago also in the Headphones category — the OP has nice things to say about them and references several other headphones he’s compared them to. 
Put simply, when you hold the Stellia, you know where your money went. When you hold the Arya, you wonder where your money went.
Ha!  Best line of the day, and thanks for sharing your findings — most interesting.  As an owner of the low-rent (but still good-sounding) Hifiman HE400S I can relate in spades.