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compare Meze Empyrean with Focal Stellia

Looking to upgrade my headphones. Pretty much tied to these two as options. The Meze is open and I'd prefer closed however I'm intrigued by the appearance and the tech innovation. The Focal is closed, which I prefer, and I've heard some opinions that it's particularly good for classical--which is 80% of what I listen to. 

I'll be listening though my phone, but with a dragonfly red DAC, and directly from my Hegel Rost integrated.

I like clarity, accuracy, a good soundstage. 

Thanks for input. 

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I have not got a chance to listen to the Focal, but when I tried Meze Empyrean with Chord Anni at a local retailer I was very disappointed. With this combo, the sound stage and dynamics were inferior to my Fostex th900 + Chord Dave combo.

Please give a shot to Fostex th900. It's really good for its price tag. The sound stage is very good for a closed-back headphone, and the bass is really good.

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