Stellar · Stereo amplifier
Stellar™ S300 Stereo
Makes any loudspeaker sing. Our most affordable stereo amplifier.
$1,999
Save up to $500 with a trade-in.
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Designed for bookshelf speakers, smaller rooms
- Power 140 W into 8Ω · 300 W into 4Ω, per channel
- Design Stereo, one box
- Dual mono, a separate power supply for each channel
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What reviewers say
The PS Audio Stellar S300 gets so close to perfection that the low purchase price is an out-of-this-world value.
After a few weeks with the S300 in my reference system, I must admit I am smitten
The PS Audio Stellar S300 stereo amplifier is a terrific performer and an affordable option for those wishing to upgrade from a receiver or integrated amplifier to separates.
Why choose it
Our most affordable stereo amplifier
From the deepest bass to the warmest, sweetest highs, in one box. Dual mono, with a separate power supply for each channel.
Design
How it's built
01
Overview
The S300 is an extraordinarily musical power amplifier rated at 140 Watts per channel into 8Ω and 300 Watts per channel into 4Ω. Power enough for even the most demanding speakers.
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The S300 is an extraordinarily musical power amplifier rated at 140 Watts per channel into 8Ω and 300 Watts per channel into 4Ω. Power enough for even the most demanding speakers. The S300 design marries the best of two worlds: an ultra linear high-current output power stage with a discrete Class A MOSFET based AnalogCell input stage. Between them, the S300 delivers powerful, authoritative control over the loudspeakers, while maintaining a perfectly layered soundstage under the most complex musical passages. Designed by PS Audio engineer Darren Myers, who invested hundreds of hours of tuning, voicing, and perfectionist tweaking, the results are extraordinarily musical. Stellar amplifiers never draw attention to themselves, and are one of our highest value offerings in amplification, a rare quality in amplifiers of any price.
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The Analog Cell
The connection between preamplifier and power amplifier is critical, for it is at this junction where most essential musical details are easily lost. Nothing in the design of a power amplifier is more important than its input stage when preserving music's finest nuances.
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The connection between preamplifier and power amplifier is critical, for it is at this junction where most essential musical details are easily lost. Nothing in the design of a power amplifier is more important than its input stage when preserving music's finest nuances. In the S300, a unique topology, called the Analog Cell, has been employed to preserve the rich details found in music. The Analog Cell is the heart of the S300's musicality, where rich overlaid layers of music's inner details are preserved even in the most complex orchestral crescendos. The Analog Cell is a proprietary, fully differential, zero feedback, discrete, Class A MOSFET circuit, hand-tuned to capture the smallest micro dynamics without sacrificing the loudest macro dynamics music has to offer. The Analog Cell makes all the difference.
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Output Stage
The Stellar S300 is a dual mono design. This means that each channel has its own, separate power supply.
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The Stellar S300 is a dual mono design. This means that each channel has its own, separate power supply. Each of the two channels is a complete and independent power supply and power amplification stage, based on a modern Class D ICE module, designed in Denmark. Class D output stages provide near-perfect linearity, low distortion, and high efficiency. Because Class D amplifiers require an output filter to remove their switching noise, they do not have frequency extremes into the many hundreds of thousands of Hertz. Depending on their design, modern Class D amplifiers, like the type used in Stellar, extend high frequencies to about 50kHz. Human hearing limitations are 20kHz, though most listeners rarely have hearing exceeding half that. The S300 provides excellent frequency extremes, low distortion, high efficiency, high damping factor, and a powerful output of 300 watts per channel into the most common loudspeaker loads of 4Ω.
Features
At a glance
- STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER
- DUAL MONO WITH SEPARATE POWER SUPPLIES
- POWERFUL MOSFET OUTPUT STAGE
- RCA SINGLE-ENDED INPUT
- XLR "TRUE" BALANCED INPUT
- 140 WATTS PER CHANNEL 8Ω
- 300 WATTS PER CHANNEL 4Ω
- 2Ω STABLE
- VERY LITTLE HEAT PRODUCTION
- < 0.1% THD 20Hz - 20kHz AT RATED POWER
- DAMPING FACTOR > 550
- FRONT PANEL STANDBY BUTTON
- ZERO-LOSS INPUT
- DUAL, COPPER, PLATED, OUTPUT BINDING POSTS
- 13 LBS.
- INPUT 12 VOLT TRIGGER
Specifications
Full specifications
Stellar S300 Stereo Amplifier |
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| Unit Weight | 13 lbs [5.9 kg] |
| Unit Dimensions | 17”W x 3”H x 12”D (13"D w/connectors) |
| Shipping Weight | 16.5 lbs [7.5 kg] |
| Shipping Dimensions | 22”W x 8”H x 17”D |
| Color Options | Black Silver |
| Voltage Options (Factory set only) |
Japan 100V North America 120V Europe/Asia/Australia/New Zealand 230V |
| Mains Power Inputs | IEC C14 |
| Idle Power Consumption | 13W |
| Accessories Included | US (NEMA 5-15P) (all versions) Schuko (CEE7/7) (230V version) UK (BS 1363) (230V version) |
| Audio Inputs | RCA (Unbalanced) XLR (Balanced) |
| Speaker Outputs | Copper base nickel plated binding posts (2 pair per channel) |
| DC Trigger Input | 3.5mm 5-15VDC |
| Warranty | 3 years parts and labor |
Signal |
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| Gain | 30.5dB +/-0.5dB |
| Sensitivity for rated output power | 1.01V |
| Noise | 1kHz@300 Watts < -100dB |
| Input impedance | Unbalanced 50KΩ Balanced 100KΩ |
| Output Impedance | 50Hz, 2.8VRMS <0.007Ω |
| Damping factor | 50Hz. 2.8VRMS 8Ω >1100 4Ω >550 |
| Frequency Response | 2.8VRMS into 4Ω 10Hz – 20KHz +/- 0.5dB 10Hz – 50KHz +0.1/-3.0dB |
THD&IM |
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| 1KHz, 1W/4Ω | <0.02% |
| 10-20KHz, 1W/4Ω | <0.02% |
| 10-50KHz, 1W/4Ω | < 0.05% (90kHz BW) |
| 1KHz, 37.5W/4Ω | < 0.01% |
Output Power |
Both channels driven 120vac mains, 1kHz, 1% THD |
| 8Ω | 140W minimum |
| 4Ω | 300W minimum |
| 2Ω | Stable for musical transients |
Compare
How it compares
| M800 | M400 | S400 | S200 | M1200 | M700 | S300This one | Strata | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $29,998 / pair | $17,998 / pair | $9,999 | $7,999 | $6,998 / pair | $3,498 / pair | $1,999 | $3,499 |
| Speakers & room | Large rooms, any speaker | Large floorstanders, medium to large rooms | Floorstanders, typical rooms | Bookshelf or efficient speakers, smaller rooms | Large or hard-to-drive speakers | Floorstanders, typical rooms | Bookshelf speakers, smaller rooms | Add your speakers, bookshelf or floorstanding |
| Power | 400 W into 8Ω · 800 W into 4Ω | 200 W into 8Ω · 400 W into 4Ω | 200 W into 8Ω · 400 W into 4Ω, per channel | 100 W into 8Ω · 200 W into 4Ω, per channel | 600 W into 8Ω · 1,200 W into 4Ω | 350 W into 8Ω · 700 W into 4Ω | 140 W into 8Ω · 300 W into 4Ω, per channel | — |
| Design | Mono pair, one per speaker | Mono pair, one per speaker | Stereo, one box | Stereo, one box | Mono pair, one per speaker | Mono pair, one per speaker | Stereo, one box | Integrated, one box |
| What sets it apart | 50 W of Class A bias: 99% of typical listening in pure Class A | 30 W of Class A bias | 10 W of Class A bias per channel | 10 W of Class A bias per channel | Vacuum tube input stage | Stable down to 2Ω | Dual mono, a separate power supply for each channel | Moving magnet and moving coil phono, plus a Class A headphone amp |
| What's inside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Streaming DAC, preamplifier, phono stage, amplifier |
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Trade Up and Save
Save up to $500 on your Stellar S300 Stereo
Your old gear is worth more than you think. PS Audio credits the full original retail value of what you trade, up to the limit, straight off your new purchase.
- Tell us what you have. Press Start your trade-in and list your gear. Nearly any working hi-fi component counts, from any brand.
- Pay the adjusted price. At checkout you are charged only the price after your credit. Our sales team reviews every trade within 48 hours.
- Send yours back. We email a return label number. You have 30 days to ship your trade.
The fine print
What we accept. Nearly any hi-fi make and model at component level: a preamplifier, power amplifier, DAC, phono stage, loudspeaker pair, turntable, headphones or CD transport. It must work and be in respectable cosmetic condition.
What we don't. Broken or non-working products, and most accessories, phono cartridges, power cables and interconnects. Exceptions can be made based on value.
Several items? Yes. Trade as many as you like, up to the credit cap. Use "Add another" on the Trade Up form.
Not sure it qualifies? Call 800-PSAUDIO (800-772-8346) or email sales@psaudio.com, and a real person will answer.
Reviews
More reviews
The PS Audio Stellar S300 stereo amplifier is a terrific performer and an affordable option for those wishing to upgrade from a receiver or integrated amplifier to separates.
It's not often that an audio product exhibits such high-end performance at such an affordable price, but the S300 hits it out of the park on both counts and has high-end build quality to boot. It's the perfect amp for someone looking to enter the...
They sounded so good together I couldn't bring myself to try too many other speakers.
The sound was rich with resolution to die for. Magnepan speakers aren't known for their deep bass punch, but here with the two Stellars the .7 speakers' low bass was kicking with "The Legendary Skatalites in Dub" reggae album with really low, feel-it-through-your-toes bass. Austin...
Most vivid were dynamic contrasts from the micro level to the macro.
Folks, this is the future.
We have heard vast improvements of Class D amplifiers during the last 10 years, and we are at or near the point where the technology is largely irrelevant to the final sound. The sound of audio components is more dependent on the implementation than on...
The Stellar DAC/Pre-Amp/Power Amplifier filled my listening room with 3D sound, and they matched well with each of my speakers; the floor standing Audio Physic Tempos, the stand mounted Platinum Audio ST 1's and the low-to-the ground Mission 727s.
I was surprised how different they made each sound and I spent a great deal of time swapping out my Parasound Halo 2.1 integrated amplifier, Bel Canto s300 integrated amplifier to make sure I wasn't fooling myself. And, yes, I was hearing something new
The result of all these strengths gives the S300 a beautiful voice which mates well with the variety of upstream gear we had on hand for testing.
It holds its own against components that exceed its price tag. This PS Audio component deserves a spot on a short list of bargain amps that perform beyond what one should expect for the money. After a few weeks with the S300 in my reference...
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Stellar S300 Stereo
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At home
Where it disappears into the music.
Overview
The Analog Cell
Output Stage
What owners and reviewers say
The PS Audio Stellar S300 stereo amplifier is a terrific performer and an affordable option for those wishing to upgrade from a receiver or integrated amplifier to separates. It's not often that an audio product exhibits such high-end performance at such an affordable price, but the S300 hits it ...
They sounded so good together I couldn't bring myself to try too many other speakers. The sound was rich with resolution to die for. Magnepan speakers aren't known for their deep bass punch, but here with the two Stellars the .7 speakers' low bass was kicking with "The Legendary Skatalites in Dub...
Most vivid were dynamic contrasts from the micro level to the macro.
Folks, this is the future. We have heard vast improvements of Class D amplifiers during the last 10 years, and we are at or near the point where the technology is largely irrelevant to the final sound. The sound of audio components is more dependent on the implementation than on the underlying te...
The Stellar DAC/Pre-Amp/Power Amplifier filled my listening room with 3D sound, and they matched well with each of my speakers; the floor standing Audio Physic Tempos, the stand mounted Platinum Audio ST 1's and the low-to-the ground Mission 727s. I was surprised how different they made each soun...
The result of all these strengths gives the S300 a beautiful voice which mates well with the variety of upstream gear we had on hand for testing. It holds its own against components that exceed its price tag. This PS Audio component deserves a spot on a short list of bargain amps that perform bey...
Trade up to it
You do not have to have bought from us before, and it does not have to be ours. Trade in almost any component from any brand and we credit its full original retail value against this one — up to a per-component cap that appears the moment you start a trade. See what yours is worth.
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Overview
The Analog Cell
Output Stage
Recommended products
Specifications
Stellar S300 Stereo Amplifier |
|
| Unit Weight | 13 lbs [5.9 kg] |
| Unit Dimensions | 17”W x 3”H x 12”D (13"D w/connectors) |
| Shipping Weight | 16.5 lbs [7.5 kg] |
| Shipping Dimensions | 22”W x 8”H x 17”D |
| Color Options | Black Silver |
| Voltage Options (Factory set only) |
Japan 100V North America 120V Europe/Asia/Australia/New Zealand 230V |
| Mains Power Inputs | IEC C14 |
| Idle Power Consumption | 13W |
| Accessories Included | US (NEMA 5-15P) (all versions) Schuko (CEE7/7) (230V version) UK (BS 1363) (230V version) |
| Audio Inputs | RCA (Unbalanced) XLR (Balanced) |
| Speaker Outputs | Copper base nickel plated binding posts (2 pair per channel) |
| DC Trigger Input | 3.5mm 5-15VDC |
| Warranty | 3 years parts and labor |
Signal |
|
| Gain | 30.5dB +/-0.5dB |
| Sensitivity for rated output power | 1.01V |
| Noise | 1kHz@300 Watts < -100dB |
| Input impedance | Unbalanced 50KΩ Balanced 100KΩ |
| Output Impedance | 50Hz, 2.8VRMS <0.007Ω |
| Damping factor | 50Hz. 2.8VRMS 8Ω >1100 4Ω >550 |
| Frequency Response | 2.8VRMS into 4Ω 10Hz – 20KHz +/- 0.5dB 10Hz – 50KHz +0.1/-3.0dB |
THD&IM |
|
| 1KHz, 1W/4Ω | <0.02% |
| 10-20KHz, 1W/4Ω | <0.02% |
| 10-50KHz, 1W/4Ω | < 0.05% (90kHz BW) |
| 1KHz, 37.5W/4Ω | < 0.01% |
Output Power |
Both channels driven 120vac mains, 1kHz, 1% THD |
| 8Ω | 140W minimum |
| 4Ω | 300W minimum |
| 2Ω | Stable for musical transients |