Until one of the Beta testers says something on the PS forum you will have to wait until after the September release.
PS Audio new Stellar Phono PreAmp?
Hi , First I have PS Audio's Stellar Pre-Amp/DAC and S300 amp and have been very happy with them. I have a Rega P6 and a Rogue phono preamp. I saw that PS Audio has a new Stellar Phono PreAmp. Has anyone listened to it yet? I was wondering if would be an improvement over my Rogue?
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Yeah - I was following it a bit, mostly out of curiosity BUT - It does seem to me that they have made a conscious effort to "Sweat the details" within the realm of semi-affordability. Check out their U-Toobe video on the design considerations, as explained by their Electronic Designer. How do you like your Stellar Pre/DAC? It's one of the units on my list to audition if I can. Sounds like a nice piece for the money, (and I can get one for around 1.1K$) It was also designed to "match" the Stellar Gain Cell Pre/DAC - so my guess is that the synergy should be EXCELLENT. But, you'll have to wait a while to hear any useful user feedback - it just became available for Beta-Testing about 2 weeks ago. |
geeqner, I also am curious about how the GCD sounds so if smoorenc could come in, if appreciate that. I just acquired the s-300 amplifier 3 weeks ago and so far I love it. I'm looking for a pre-amplifier with balanced ins and outs. Right now I'm using the single ended ins and outs of my burson conductor V2 plus as a preamp and I can't believe how good it sounds. I'm thinking maybe balanced might take it a step further. I should have my head examined because it sounds excellent right now. Lol. If I do get the gcd I will only use it as a pre-amplifier. My DAC is a Metrum Onyx and I love it, so I just need a pre-amplifier with balanced. I'm considering the GCD or maybe the Wyred STP. Does anyone have any input on how the GCD sounds compared to other preamps they've used? |
The Stellar GCD sounds so good with the S-300 or stellar mono blocks. I connectthe DAC with XLR cables. It made a huge difference. I also for the digital side use the HDMI cable with I2S connection. I have "Theater Mode" set so I use my fronts (Tannoy XT8F's) powered by the S-300 out of the Onkyo. For digital music (Roon-Tidal), records, CD's (Oppo S/PIF) all just though the Stellar Gain Cell Dac/Pre-Amp. Some pics. I have all on PDF, but I don't know how to share a PDF. I really like my PS Audio equipment and I am seriously thinking of swapping out the Rogue for the Stellar Phono. https://4moores.smugmug.com/Other/Stereo/i-BfmnzFd/A https://4moores.smugmug.com/Other/Stereo/i-bS37N53/A https://4moores.smugmug.com/Other/Stereo/i-3KksLhc/A |
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