Home Headphones Focal Celestee Focal
Released January 2021
The Celestee are Focal's closed-back hi-fi headphones with aluminium/magnesium 'M'-shaped dome drivers, the successor to the Elegia, suited to listening at home or on the move with a portable player; Focal no longer sells them.
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Type Over-ear
Noise cancelling No
Battery –
With case –
Best codec Wired
Weight 430 g What reviewers say Reviewers agree the Celestee is among the better-sounding closed-backs, with a gorgeous design, solid build and good isolation. TechRadar praises its detail and imaging but found the soundstage narrow, while SoundStage! Solo thinks it won't satisfy listeners chasing maximum detail or bass; SoundGuys found it heavy and a good fit only for some head sizes.
From soundstagesolo.com , techradar.com , soundguys.com and tomsguide.com
Sound
Type Over-ear
Noise cancelling No
Driver size 40 mm
Back Closed
Impedance 35 ohms
Bluetooth codecs None (wired)
Drivers 40 mm aluminium/magnesium 'M'-shaped dome; acoustic treatment inside the ear cups against resonance; 5 Hz – 23 kHz (±3 dB); sensitivity 105 dB SPL (1 mW, 1 kHz); THD 0.1% (1 kHz, 100 dB SPL) Battery
Listening time (maker's claim) No battery (wired) Design
Weight 430 g
Headphone cable Yes
Fit and ear tips Circumaural, closed-back; semi-aniline leather ear pads with memory foam; leather and microfibre headband; aluminium yoke; leather-covered ear cups with stainless steel grille
Works with 1.2 m OFC 24 AWG cable with 3.5 mm unbalanced TRS jack; 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter
Colours Navy Blue with Soft Copper details
In the box Headphones, 1.2 m 3.5 mm cable, 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter, carrying case (250 x 240 x 120 mm) Pros and cons Pros + 40 mm aluminium/magnesium 'M'-shaped dome drivers+ 35-ohm impedance and 105 dB/mW sensitivity suit portable players+ Rigid carrying case includedCons − Heavy at 430 g− Only an unbalanced 3.5 mm cable in the box, no balanced cablePrevious model: Elegia .
