Constellation Audio Centaur
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BTW, i know someone whose ears i trust and thinks this amp is sensational and now owns one. He has access, as an industry 'insider' to all manner of great audio equipment, so i thought this an interesting choice. Have read quite a bit about it, but never heard. Has anyone heard this?
-- Very nice build.
* What's inside that covered box in the picture's top? ...At the near top centre rear amp.
* What's inside that covered box in the picture's top? ...At the near top centre rear amp.
I listened to the Centaur stereo with the Magico S5 and later with the Alexia and it was impressive. It is very clean sounding, no haze at all, and the bass seems very deep. It is one of the few solid state amplifiers I would be afraid of trying in my own system ...
I've heard it albeit in a completely unfamiliar system and show conditions at that. If it were a Doctor it was following the Hippocratic oath, it did no wrong. If I were offered a chance to try it at home, I wouldn't turn that offer down.
Bob, it's in the 20k range IIRC.
Bob, it's in the 20k range IIRC.
I listened to the Constellation Audio Centaur and Virgo with Magico S5, Aurender S10 and Shunyata Research cables and power conditioning at a show in Sweden this fall. This sound was impressive, effortlessly dynamic, low noisefloor, warm and yet neutral balance, very good resolution and great soundstaging.
However I must say that I am very frustrated with Constellation Audio. I have been waiting for the release of the Orion phono stage and Sirius digital player in their Reference line since they announced them three years ago. Still no sign of them and the Sirius is even renoved from their webpages.
However I must say that I am very frustrated with Constellation Audio. I have been waiting for the release of the Orion phono stage and Sirius digital player in their Reference line since they announced them three years ago. Still no sign of them and the Sirius is even renoved from their webpages.
Is it only me or anyone else also feels disappointed by those internals ? The amps looks gorgeous on the outside, and one would expect the internals to be equally impressive, but the amp looks quite oridinaty inside. They should definately keep them dressed up 
Same thoughts here , i specially opened the sliding boulder lid for comparison :
DSC_0016 by andromeda61, on Flickr
DSC_0015 by andromeda61, on Flickr
DSC_0016 by andromeda61, on Flickr
DSC_0015 by andromeda61, on Flickr
Sure , I personally had krell evo 400 and ML 431 before , Boulder is in another class its the best ive owned
Probably a transformer housing , in the boulder its encapsulated and potted , one of their design parameters is resonance control ., thats one reason the heatsinks are machined from solid 37 mm thick 6000 series aluminium alloy, ordinary heatsinks ring if you flip your nail against it and transistors are mounted directly on heatsinks , dan dagostino did the same thing when he designed the ventury copper heatsinks on his design, copper is even much more inert than aluminium.
The constellation heatsink cover looks more like a ....cover
The constellation heatsink cover looks more like a ....cover
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I wonder what comes first for these start up companies. The actual product, or distributor orders for the product in order to justify a production run.
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Is it only me or anyone else also feels disappointed by those internals ? The amps looks gorgeous on the outside, and one would expect the internals to be equally impressive, but the amp looks quite oridinaty inside. They should definately keep them dressed up
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I am soooo pleased, I am not the only one who finds the inside of the COnstellation pedestrian. FOr comparison this is the inside of something so low in the HiGh End pecking order as not to register. I will not even mention the name but you know them ...
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