Any experience with the Constellation Inspiration series?
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KeithR
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Heard the higher end stuff sound great on S5s once at Newport. Asiufy has quite a bit of experience with them vs Dart on Magico so maybe he will chime in.
Hi.I had Reference AR 150. When released the upgrade to 150 SE, for a price of 5,500 €, I found it too expensive for parts that were changed. If we add the cost of re-tubed every two years and the great reviews that the series was taking inspiration by all reviewers that assessed, I decided it was time to give a chance to this amplifier.
I went to Imacustica, where I could make a comparative listening between Ref 150 SE
and the Inspiration 1.0 Estereo. It was not an easy decision because AR is good, very good, but finally I decided on the Constellation.
A few weeks later I had the opportunity to hear the new D'Agostino Classic Stereo, which is a beast, but the delicacy of sound was gone, it's as if the Contellation was not the classical solid state amplifier and D'Agostino yes it out .
I think the Constellation is a magnificent amplifier itself, but if we relate price is spectacular.
I went to Imacustica, where I could make a comparative listening between Ref 150 SE
and the Inspiration 1.0 Estereo. It was not an easy decision because AR is good, very good, but finally I decided on the Constellation.
A few weeks later I had the opportunity to hear the new D'Agostino Classic Stereo, which is a beast, but the delicacy of sound was gone, it's as if the Contellation was not the classical solid state amplifier and D'Agostino yes it out .
I think the Constellation is a magnificent amplifier itself, but if we relate price is spectacular.
