User Reviews - Stellar Phono Preamplifier
Like a new record collection
I'd say the addition of this new preamp has really elevated my system and so far I see no downsides. I have
not found a record yet that I think, “nope just can't listen to that.” In fact, the opposite is true - I
feel like I have a new record collection waiting to be discovered.
- Dan M
Sending shivers down my spine
For me, in my room, this is an amazing new box and I can't wait to hear it today, especially after the
overnight burn in. My Sutherland is for sale.
- Calord
Spoiler alert!
The Stellar phono stage is an impressive piece of work. Once you move past the $2,500 price point for these
devices, things get crazy pretty quickly. For the vinyl newbie or someone looking for their first high-end
separate phono stage, this is pretty much a no-brainer. For anyone who is contemplating a $5k - $10k spend
on a phono stage upgrade, this is a must audition product at the very least. Darren's creation is going to
cause some heartburn elsewhere in the industry.
- HT Haller
BLACKEST background I have EVER heard
I had time to swap out my Gold Note for my Stellar Phono Pre and after all connections were made, I switched
inputs from CD to Phono and I heard NOTHING.
I got worried thinking the Stellar had a problem even though I was certain I connected everything correctly.
I started Clapton Unplugged and WOW !!
This wonderful sound came from the BLACKEST background I have EVER heard in a Phono Pre (and I have had
MANY)
Don't know HOW you could achieve the kind of QUIET I heard (or NOT heard :)
I only care that you did and it sounds AMAZING !!
- Tom Allen
How did they pull this off?
I wrote James and told him PS Audio should be PROUD!!!
I am impressed and that is simply not easy to do at this stage of my audiophile path.
Bravo gentlemen for making one of the top 3 SS phono stages I've heard, the others being the SPL Phonos and
the iFi iPhono 2 although the SPP is better than the iPhono but at 5 times the price I would hope so:) The
SPL Phonos just does things dynamically with the London that I've not heard another stage do.
This is a golden age for phono stages when a company can build something that sounds as good as the Stellar
at that kind of price. Build wise, sound wise, I actually don't know how they pulled it off.