PS Audio Stellar Phono

Re. More specifics... Of course, we all have different ears, brains, and systems... But here goes... 

I find the Stellar Phono to be a very engaging full sounding phono with a wonderful huge Soundstage.  I like records to sound like records, not cds. My previous favorite was the vincent 700/701...beat out much more expensive ones in my system. 

One feature I was surprised I like so much is the remote switchable gain... amazing how much records vary... Though I don't use it often, it's there if I need it. 

Using Hana sl cart... And low and mid Mc gain work great with my Tube Pre. 

If it only had a mono button

I own one, it’s phenomenal. Expressive, detailed, flexible.

I have two minor complaints with it: one is that it requires the remote to change settings. Granted this isn’t something one needs to do often, mildly annoying though.

Two is that it can be sensitive to RF noise. This was noted in one of its reviews as well. Moving the cables around a bit solved the problem for me. My friend has one and lives very close to an AM radio tower so he had to do a little bit more but was able to solve it as well.

Beyond that, it’s an insane value from the money and has really stepped up my analog game.

I had one and was great until it started smoking. Boxed it up sent it back. Bought a Lejonklou and never looked back.

For about the same price check out the Gold Note PS-10 with its matching PSU-10 power supply. By far the best sounding phono preamp I have had over many years. Just another option for you to explore.