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Constellation Pre-Amp and Stereo Poweramp
Inspiration 1.0 Series
Constellation Audio high-end electronics frequently showcase at major high-fidelity audio events, such as the Munich High-End Show, featuring flagship components like the Revelation 2 preamp, stereo amps, and Statement series mono amplifiers. These exhibitions often display the brand’s "dream team" engineered, California-made amplifiers paired with premium speakers like Wilson Audio or Magico to highlight exceptional bass control, imaging, and musicality.
Reviews
"It achieves levels of transparency, power, control, tonal color, and dimensionality well beyond those implied by its price and specifications. I believe that Constellation Audio has created something special in the Inspiration Stereo 1.0. Highly recommended."
read the review in Soundstage Ultra
Specifications
Preamp 1.0
Type: One box, solid state, fully balanced line-stage preamplifier
Analogue inputs: 3 balanced via XLR, 3 single-ended inputs via RCA
Analogue outputs: 2 pairs balanced via XLR, 2 pairs single-ended via RCA
Input impedance: balanced 20 kOhms, unbalanced 10kOhms
Output impedance: <50 Ohms
Frequency response: 10Hz – 100 kHz ±0.5dB
Distortion: <0.001%, 20 Hz – 20 kHz @ 2V out, <0.1%, 20 Hz – 20 kHz @ 10V out
Signal to Noise Ratio: >-105 dB, A-weighted
Dimensions (HxWxD): 133 x 432 x 381mm
Weight: 11.3kg
Power Amp 1.0: Two-channel solid-state power amplifier. Inputs: 2 single-ended (RCA), 2 balanced (XLR), 2 Constellation Direct (XLR). Outputs: 2 pairs speaker binding posts. Power output (1kHz at 1% THD+N): 200Wpc into 8 ohms (23dBW), 400Wpc into 4 ohms (23dBW). Voltage gain: 26dB (14dB, Constellation Direct). Frequency response: 10Hz–80kHz, +0/–0.5dB. THD+N: 0.05% (1kHz at up to 90% of rated power). Output noise: 70µV, 500kHz bandwidth, –116dB ref. 250W. Signal/noise: >95dB, A-weighted. Input impedance: 20k ohms (Constellation Direct, balanced), 10k ohms (unbalanced). Input sensitivity: 2.25V for full output. Output impedance: 0.1 ohm. Damping factor: 80 (8 ohm load). Power consumption at idle: not specified.
Dimensions: (measured) 17" (432mm) W by 8.5" (216mm) H by 19" (483mm) D. Weight: 55 lbs (24.9kg)
