Has had the Celestee for a couple of weeks and, having owned the Bathys, immediately noticed its lack of soundstage.
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Used the Celestee on a plane and found it too big for their bag and not very isolating compared with their Bathys.
Uses the Celestee on a bus and finds background noise far more noticeable than with their Momentum 4.
Compared the Celestee with the Radiance and Bathys and found it hollow and lacking.
Tried the Celestee before buying the HD 620S and found a more live soundstage but nasal mids that put them off over longer listening.
Fell in love with the Focal sound and finds the Celestee a great budget Stellia for the office, paired with an A&K Kann Max.
Tried the Celestee at a hi-fi store and had issues with it, starting with comfort.
Briefly had the Celestee but had comfort issues and didn't keep it long.
Finds the Celestee's dynamics and punch good, and thinks complaints about its small staging are overblown.
After a month with the Celestee on a Mojo 2 has come to love it: warm-leaning and very detailed, though the soundstage is tight at times.
Recently got the Celestee and loves it, wondering only whether their FiiO K3 holds it back.
Loved the Celestee's sound, but despite babying it the headband failed and Focal's support let them down.
Has used the Celestee on the go for about a year, but like many others its headband failed.
After three months finds the Celestee good and very detailed, but too narrow in soundstage.
Their week-old Celestee shows slight distortion in the right ear on certain sounds.
Has owned the Celestee for just over a year and likes the sound, bassy but not crazy.
The Celestee is their least favourite Focal headphone.
Recently bought the Celestee as their first real headphones and is in love with them.
Moved from the HD 660S2 to the Celestee hoping for more bass and is so far disappointed.
Enjoys the Celestee and thinks Focal delivered a neutral sound at its price.
Heard the Celestee and finds it not really worth $1k but definitely better than the ATH-M50x.
Got the Celestee last week and found it gorgeous with Dekoni fenestrated sheepskin pads.
Tested the Celestee among other Focals and found ridiculous imaging and separation.
Not technical but really loves the Celestee's sound across their music.
Owns the Celestee alongside the HD 6XX and LCD-2C and finds it excellent for most music, with the narrow-soundstage complaints overblown.
Finds the Celestee easily better as a package than the Arya, sounding good on every genre.
Owns the Celestee, LCD-XC and Aeon 2 Noire and prefers the Aeon 2 Noire by a wide margin.
Has trouble getting the Celestee to seal above their ears.
Their first closed back, the Celestee is very comfortable with noticeably better quality than their Focal Listen Wireless.
Loves their Celestee, running it from a Schiit Magni 2 Uber.
Bought the Focal Celestee at a third of list price and it still underperformed for them, even more than the Aeon 2 Closed.
Owns the Focal Celestee and finds it fun with surprisingly dynamic but not overwhelming bass, better than the Aeon 2 Noire.
Owns the Focal Celestee and finds it has satisfying sub-bass and punch but an almost non-existent soundstage.
The paint flaked off their 1000 dollar Focal Celestee within six months.
The Focal Celestee got them hooked on Focal's house sound.