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Constellation Audio
Website:https://www.constellationaudio.com/
Est. year: 2008
Constellation Audio is an American maker of high-end amplifiers and preamplifiers, formed in Southern California in 2008. Financiers David Payes and Murali Murugasu set it up and gave audio engineer Peter Madnick the job of assembling a team of designers to create the brand's first components. Today it makes only amplification, from integrated amplifiers to very large monoblocks.
Range & what it's known for
The range is organised in four series. Inspiration 2 is the entry level with a preamplifier, a stereo amplifier, a monoblock and an integrated amplifier rated at 125 watts into 8 ohms and 220 watts into 4 ohms, with a resistor-ladder volume control, a touchscreen and a headphone output. Revelation 2 and Performance 2 each add a phono preamplifier to a preamplifier, stereo amplifier and monoblock. At the top, the Statement series has a stereo amplifier and the Statement Mono, rated at 1,700 watts into 8 ohms and 3,200 watts into 4 ohms with 96 output transistors and a weight of 114 kg. The company's amplifiers use its own switch-mode power supply, called C-SMPS, with power factor correction that holds a stable 380-volt rail at any mains standard, while the Statement Mono adds a fully balanced, mirror-imaged input stage built from paralleled modules.
Who owns it and where it's made
Constellation Audio is a private company founded by David Payes and Murali Murugasu, with Peter Madnick in charge of engineering from the start. Products are designed and built by hand by technicians at the company's facility in Newbury Park, California.
The lineup in this catalog
Amplifiers and preamplifiers. Prices for complete Statement systems reach six figures in US dollars.
Who it's for
Constellation Audio suits buyers assembling separates who plan to keep upgrading within a single house as their system grows. The Inspiration 2 integrated is the most compact way in, the Revelation 2 and Performance 2 pre and power pairs are the middle steps, and the Statement amplifiers are intended for large, demanding loudspeakers in big rooms where very high output into low impedance is needed.
Range & what it's known for
The range is organised in four series. Inspiration 2 is the entry level with a preamplifier, a stereo amplifier, a monoblock and an integrated amplifier rated at 125 watts into 8 ohms and 220 watts into 4 ohms, with a resistor-ladder volume control, a touchscreen and a headphone output. Revelation 2 and Performance 2 each add a phono preamplifier to a preamplifier, stereo amplifier and monoblock. At the top, the Statement series has a stereo amplifier and the Statement Mono, rated at 1,700 watts into 8 ohms and 3,200 watts into 4 ohms with 96 output transistors and a weight of 114 kg. The company's amplifiers use its own switch-mode power supply, called C-SMPS, with power factor correction that holds a stable 380-volt rail at any mains standard, while the Statement Mono adds a fully balanced, mirror-imaged input stage built from paralleled modules.
Who owns it and where it's made
Constellation Audio is a private company founded by David Payes and Murali Murugasu, with Peter Madnick in charge of engineering from the start. Products are designed and built by hand by technicians at the company's facility in Newbury Park, California.
The lineup in this catalog
Amplifiers and preamplifiers. Prices for complete Statement systems reach six figures in US dollars.
Who it's for
Constellation Audio suits buyers assembling separates who plan to keep upgrading within a single house as their system grows. The Inspiration 2 integrated is the most compact way in, the Revelation 2 and Performance 2 pre and power pairs are the middle steps, and the Statement amplifiers are intended for large, demanding loudspeakers in big rooms where very high output into low impedance is needed.
