Dear @blisshifi : Yes, the Stellar is designed inside a market price-point but performs at way higher level and no can’t outperforms the 810. My experiences is that the PS Audio unit has very low noise , maybe something around " disturb " it.
However even at ist bargain price is very good option for the OP and been so inexpensive could be a good test for him around the other units in his analog rig he choosed.
I think that the Stellar si so good that any audiophile must has to gives a listen when has the opportunity.
One higligth of what Fremer posted:
""" At home, using the Ortofon Anna Diamond cartridge on the SAT arm, the result was sensational and fully corroborated Myers’s claim that his design was "innately transparent and present(s) the music with a correct display of tonal balance." It did that and more. The brass on the Bruckner was equally glorious, sacrificing none of its "bite" in service of string tone. """
That cartridge has a price tag over 4 times the Stellar unit and that tonearm is around 55K. He tested too with His Continnum Caliburn and the Air Force with the top Graham tonearm and the whole comparisons/tests were against the Swiss CH P1/X1 phono stage ( over 2 times ther SimsAudio price tag. )
So, we are not talking here of " penauts " but very serious quality level performance of the humble Stellar.
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