PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamplifier
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PS engineer Darren Myers wiped the tradition slate clean by hand-fashioning a new approach to capturing all the magic trapped in the grooves of our records.
The results are breathtaking. Music that might once have been locked into the confines of our loudspeakers is suddenly free. Stellar phono features dual inputs that can support either a moving coil or moving magnet cartridge. Cartridge loading and gain options are easily adjusted from your listening position via the supplied remote control. Input to output, Stellar is a fully discrete FET design with extraordinarily low noise and high overload capabilities, so even the wildest dynamics from the punchiest cartridges sail through Stellar with no limitations or compromise whatsoever.
If you love vinyl you’ll love Stellar.
Overview
PS Audio’s first product was a phono preamplifier that took the Hi-Fi world by storm in 1975. Its designers, Paul and Stan, labored for years over every circuit detail with one goal in mind—making musical magic. Stellar Phono shares that same ethos. Stellar Phono is the finest preamplifier PS Audio has ever built in its 45 year history and sets a new standard within the industry. It is a triumph of performance and value that you’ll instantly recognize from that first needle drop, as music emerges from a velvet blackness, filling the room as if there were no speakers. Stellar handles all cartridge types and employs no ICs in the signal path. Its all discrete, class A analog design produces over 20V rms output for unparalleled headroom and dynamics.
| Unit Weight | 21.6lbs. (9.8 kg) |
| Unit Dimensions | 17”W x 13”D x 3.25”H (43cm x 33.02cm x 8.255cm) |
| Shipping Weight | 25.1lbs (11.4 kg) |
| Shipping Dimensions | 22”W x 8”H x 17”D (55.88cm x 43.18cm x 20.32cm) |
| Color Options | Black Silver |
| Voltage Options (Factory set only) |
Japan 100V North America 120V Europe/Asia/Australia/New Zealand 230V |
| Mains Power Input | IEC C14 |
| Idle Power Consumption | 26W |
| Fuses | 100V: T250V-2.0AH (2A Slow Blow) 120V: T250V-1.6AH (1.6A Slow Blow) 230V: T250V-1AH (1A Slow Blow) |
| Accessories Included | US (NEMA 5-15P) (100V/120V versions) Schuko (CEE7/7) (230V version) UK (BS1363) (230V version) Remote Control |
| Audio Inputs | RCA (Unbalanced) MM,MC |
| Audio Outputs | RCA (Unbalanced) 1 Stereo Pair XLR (Balanced) 1 Stereo Pair |
| DC Trigger | 3.5mm 12VDC (2) |
Performance |
All measurements are with both channels operating, gain set to low, and balanced outputs. Input frequency is 1kHz. |
| Gain | MM: 44dB, 50dB, 56dB MC: 60dB, 66dB, 72dB |
| Input Loading | MM: 47KΩ (100pF) MC: 60Ω, 100Ω, 200Ω, 47KΩ, Custom 1-1KΩ |
| Output Impedance | Unbalanced <200Ω Balanced <200Ω per leg |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20KHz +/- 0.25dB |
| THD | 0.5V out @ 1kHz: <0.01% |
| Maximum Output | @1%THD: 24VRMS |
| Overload Margin | @1kHz: >22dB |
| S/N Ratio | MM: >82dB A-Weighted MC: >74dB A-Weighted |
| Interchannel Crosstalk | >74dB |
| Power Consumption | 26W |
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Vendor:
PS Audio
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Type:
Phono Preamplifiers
- Tags: Mm phono stage, Phono preamp, Phono preamplifier, Phono stage, Ps audio, Stellar
