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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO vs Focal Stellia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO
Focal Stellia

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Variants

  • DT 1770 PRO (Black)
  • Stellia

Our Verdict

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO

Focal Stellia

The Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO are better closed-back critical listening headphones for most people than the Focal Stellia. Their treble response is less veiled, and their bass response is slightly more balanced. The Beyerdynamic also come with additional ear cups and come with a longer, coiled audio cable. The Focal do have a more premium look and feel, though, and come with a better carrying case. The Focal are worth considering if you prefer their more premium design, but the Beyerdynamic provide better value overall.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

5.5
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Design Picture 2
Focal Stellia Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
8.0

Comfort Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Comfort Picture
Focal Stellia Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.9 lbs
0.98 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.3 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

0.0
0.0

Controls Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Controls Picture
Focal Stellia Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

No Controls
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

No Controls
No Controls

Feedback  

No Controls
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

No
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

6.1
5.6

Breathability After Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Breathability After Picture
Focal Stellia Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.8 °C
7.8 °C
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Portability 
 

5.8
5.2

Portability Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Portability Picture
Focal Stellia Portability Picture

 

6.7" (17.0 cm)
8.5"

 

5.5" (14.0 cm)
7.5"

 

3.7" (9.4 cm)
4.1"

Volume  

136.00 in³ (2,228.63 cm³)
261 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.0
8.0

Case Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Case Picture
Focal Stellia Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

9.7" (24.6 cm)
8.5"

 

8.1" (20.6 cm)
9.5"

 

5.1" (13.0 cm)
4.7"

Volume  

401.00 in³ (6,571.19 cm³)
380 in³
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Build Quality 
 

8.5
9.0

Build Quality Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Build Quality Picture
Focal Stellia Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
6.0

Stability Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Stability Picture
Focal Stellia Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Angled Picture
Focal Stellia Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Side Picture
Focal Stellia Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Front Picture
Focal Stellia Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Rear Picture
Focal Stellia Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Top Picture
Focal Stellia Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO In The Box Picture
Focal Stellia In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-0.73 dB
-1.22 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.05 dB
-3.04 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.6
5.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.16 dB
1.1 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.7
8.5

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.8 dB
2.15 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

11.72 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-2.57 dB
-3.2 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-0.47 dB
0.99 dB

High-Bass 
 

-0.9 dB
2.06 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
9.0

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.23 dB
1.33 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.44 dB
-0.7 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.09 dB
0.71 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.82 dB
1.64 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.4
6.9

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.85 dB
4.16 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-3.85 dB
-2.29 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

1.26 dB
-3.3 dB

High-Treble 
 

-10.62 dB
-9.39 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.0
7.6

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.06 dB
1.52 dB

Dips 
 

1.26 dB
1.24 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.6
8.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.34
0.32

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.01
5.18

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.34
1.13

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.89
2.19
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.5
4.6

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

4.77 dB
3.26 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

4.59 dB
2 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

9.58 dB
6.66 dB

Openness 
 

4.4
4.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.3
4.2
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Virtual Soundstage
Focal Stellia Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.6
8.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.258
0.230

WHD @ 100 
 

0.145
0.078
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive
Passive

Connection 
 

Wired
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

No Microphone
No Microphone
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.0
5.7

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-14.05 dB
-13.77 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.56 dB
0.41 dB

Mid 
 

-12.22 dB
-14.82 dB

Treble 
 

-31.66 dB
-28.44 dB
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Leakage 
 

6.2
6.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

43.81 dB
43.49 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

No
No

Recording Quality 
 

0.0
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Microphone Frequency Response
Focal Stellia Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

N/A
N/A

LFE 
 

N/A
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
N/A

HFE 
 

N/A
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

N/A
N/A

Gain 
 

N/A
N/A
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Noise Handling 
 

0.0
0.0

SpNR  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO SpNR
Focal Stellia SpNR

SpNR 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

N/A

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A
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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

None
None
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO App Picture
Focal Stellia App Picture

App Name  

No App
No App

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Cable Picture
Focal Stellia Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

10.00 ft (3.05 m)
4 ft

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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