PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamplifier | Review

Part-Time Audiophile

After arranging to review the PS Audio Stellar phono preamplifier, I realized that the first time and only time I’ve reviewed a PS Audio product was way back in 2008, when the GCPH phono stage arrived on my doorstep. I evaluated about a dozen phono stages in the $800 to $1200 range over the course of that year and while I ultimately chose the Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE as the one I liked the best (I bought it and still have it around somewhere), I was equally impressed with the GCPH for some very cogent reasons. The Lehmann didn’t offer a lot in the way of user-friendly features, but it sounded good, perhaps just a tad better than the PS Audio unit. The GCPH, however, had an insane set of features for just $1000. It was the first phono preamp I ever used that allowed you to load your cartridge via the remote control, a feature that still impresses the heck out of me to this day. It really could’ve gone either way—it was really a toss-up between the two. Did I choose correctly? I’m still not sure. The 2010 reprint of the GCPH review on my Vinyl Anachronist […]

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