Speaker Manufacturer | Models Defeated | List Price | Comments by Customer compared to Stellar |
Acoustat | 22 | $1,790 | too much midrange, someone called it a fat sound |
ADS | L-1590 | $2,600 | not full sounding, voices sound thin, lack very low bass |
ADS | L-1290 | $1,500 | too thin sounding |
Advent | The Advent 1 | $278 | nice sounding book-shelf speaker, but not comparable |
Aiwa | All | | not comparable |
Akai | All | | not comparable |
Allison | All | | not comparable |
Altec Lansing | A7 | | too much of a horn sound, very efficient |
Ampex | All | | no comparable models |
Apollo | All | | not comparable |
AR | All | | some nice sounding speakers but not comparable |
Audax | All | | not as good as its reputation |
Audiosource | All | | not comparable |
B&O | All | | nice but very thin sounding |
B&W | 801 | | thin sounding, pushed in midrange |
B&W | DM7 | $1,400 | very plain undynamic speaker |
BIC | All | | no comparable models |
Bose | 901 | $1,325 | boxy bass, too many drivers cause resonances |
Bose | All | | lots of bass, lots of highs, but no midrange |
Boston Acoustics | All | | fair sounding but no comparable models |
Bozak | All | | poor highs |
Braun | All | | no comparable models |
Cambridge Soundworks | T300 | $1600 | internal sub amps, decent bass, very thin mids |
Canton | All | | no comments at this time |
Carver | Amazing Loudspeaker | $2,400 | very thin sounding, poor bass for so many woofers |
Celestion | | | no comments at this time |
Cerwin Vega | All | | hard sounding |
Concept | CE-2 | | not great sounding |
Coral | All | | sounds bad |
CSI | MDM-TA3 | | small sounding |
Dahlquist | DQ-10 | $1,200 | dull sounding, very inefficient, needs subwoofer |
Dahlquist | DQ-20 | $2,000 | funny sounding midrange |
Definitive Technoloy | Mythos | | very thin sounding |
Dynaco | A25, All | | nice sounding small speaker, but not comparable |
Empire | All | | no comparable models |
Energy | Veritas-23i | $2800 | low efficiency, small mids, lacks full bass |
EPI | All | | no comparable models |
ESS | AMT 1D | | highs are hard on your ears |
ESS | AMT4 | | pushed in sound |
ESS | AMT Monitor | | highs are hard on your ears |
ESS | PS 8 | | pushed in midrange |
Fisher | All | | they just plain don't sound good |
Fried | All | $1,000 | good small speaker, but not comparable |
Gale | 401 | $1,600 | good for a small speaker, but not comparable |
Genesis | 500 | $12,000 | Stellars have a much more open sound and wider sound field |
Goodmans | | | poor highs |
Harmon Kardon | All | | not comparable |
Heathkit | All | | no comparable models |
Hitachi | All | | not comparable |
Infinity | All | | funny sounding high & midrange combiation |
Jamo | SW10 | $500 | nice sounding satellite system but has a hole in its response |
Jamo | SW300 | $700 | nice sounding satellite system but has a hole in its response |
Janszen | All | | no comparable models |
JBL | 4415 | $2,500 | low efficientcy, not a great sounding speaker |
JBL | L100 | | good for a bookself speaker |
Jensen | All | | no comparable models |
JSE | Infinite Slope 1 | | good sound for the money, not close to Stellar X |
JVC | All | | no comparable models |
KEF | 104 | | very neutral sounding, but lacks openess |
KEF | 105 | | no comments at this time |
KEF | 107/2 | | poor midrange |
KEF | KM-1 | $19,000 | powerful sound, hard midrange, very large, not for home use |
Kenwood | All | | their speakers just plain don't sound good |
KLH | | | some speakers are ok sounding but none comparable |
Klipsch | Belle | $1,200 | boxy bass, to much horn midrange, highs spit at you |
Klipsch | Forte | | hard sounding |
Legacy | Focus | $5,400 | too much upper bass, lack of midrange |
Magnapan | All | | some were very nice sounding but they lack bass & dynamics |
Marantz | All | | no comparable models |
Martin Logan | All | | very undynamic, poor bass |
Martin Logan | Ascent | $4,000 | very undynamic, poor bass |
Martin logan | CLS llz | $6,195 | strange fat sounding midrange |
Meridian | M10 | $5,000 | weak midrange, harsh tweeters, internal amps |
Mission | 783 | | very thin sounding |
Monitor Audio | gold | | very piercing highs, hard on ears, not musical |
OHM | Walsh 300 MK2 | $3,995 | has no midrange |
Paradigm | All | | no comments at this time |
Pioneer | All | | not very good sounding speakers |
Pioneer | HPM-100 | $600 | very efficient but mids & highs are hard on the ears |
Pioneer | HPM-150 | $1,000 | very bassy speaker |
Polk Audio | LS25i | $3,000 | no comments at this time |
PSB | 800 | $800 | nice sounding, lacks extreme low bass, low efficientcy |
PSB | Staatus Gold I | $2,800 | piercing highs |
Quadraflex | All | | not comparable |
Quad | | | needs lots of power, didn't seem very dynamic on percussion |
Realistic | T200 | | no comparison |
Realistic | All | | no comparison |
Reference 3a | Grand Veena | $4,000 | Stellars have a much wider & more open sound field |
Sansui | All | | not comparable |
Snell | All | | don't care for sound |
Sonus Faber | | $40,000 | in comparison the Stellar just plain sounds better |
Sony | All | | doesn't have many great sounding speakers |
Spendor | SP1 | | lacks bass, hollow mids, dull highs |
Spendor | BC1 | | nice sounding for a small speaker, but not comparable |
Tannoy | unknown | $6,000 | customer thought the stellars just plain sound better |
Thiel | All | | were not as impressive as some people claim they are |
Usher | mini | $5,000 | has a bad upper bass resonance |
Vandersteen | 2C | $1,195 | midrange slightly off |
Von Schweikert | db-100 | $10,000 | irritating tube tunnel bass, voices seem small, not full sounding |
Wharfedale | All | | no comments at this time |
Wilson | Watt-Puppy | $30,000 | Mild bass, thin mids, seems dull compared to Stellars |
Wilson | Maxx-3 | $68,000 | Decent sound, ugly robotic looking, not practical for home |
Yamaha | All | | no comparable models |