Stello DA100 Signature

[Rare Bird]

Anyone heard this 24/192 multi input DAC? Quite fancy this matches the Micromega with the black brushed facia aswell.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/LIVING-SIN/D100.jpg

[Dave Cawley]

I'm trying to get one for a customer right now, but failing! Do you have retail prices?

Thanks

Dave

[Rare Bird]

Acording to Hi-Fi world 675.00!..ouch..

[Dave Cawley]

Did it give a phone number? Should be able to shave a bit off that?

Dave

[Rare Bird]

http://www.aprilmusic.com/main/sub02_02_01.html

It's very nice but even though you have 24/96/192 will only give you 16/44.1 via USB..Which is no better than the HRT streamer i have but an obvious upgrade for the CD Player..Only way out PC wise is a lappy with digital output which are quite expensive.

[Rare Bird]

Here's the review Dave:
http://www.andervikaudio.no/Stello/Tester%20Stello/Hifiworld_Aug08_stelloCDT100_100Scombo.pdf

[Themis]

I've listened to it once, but I didn't find it very exciting (for the price). I still prefer the Caiman (or the Northstar192).
It's main advantage was the I2S input to match it with its transport. Without the transport... well it's just "any-dac".
Therefore, I would advise to listen before buying, if you can.

Btw, Andre, I plan to sell my Northstar192 (black) soon. Are you looking for a good black dac ? ;)

[Rare Bird]

I've listened to it once, but I didn't find it very exciting (for the price). I still prefer the Caiman (or the Northstar192).
It's main advantage was the I2S input to match it with its transport. Without the transport... well it's just "any-dac".
Therefore, I would advise to listen before buying, if you can.


Personally think that Stello transport is tripe, the cheap Sony lazer mech chucked in there..




Btw, Andre, I plan to sell my Northstar192 (black) soon. Are you looking for a good black dac ? ;)

:lolsign:

[Themis]

Personally think that Stello transport is tripe, the cheap Sony lazer mech chucked in there..
You're probably right, but the ratio sound/price seemed "ok" to me. Nothing exceptional, but not a failure either.

But the dac on its own... well, no. But I'm kinda fussy with dacs, and others' opinions (including yours) may be different. I can accept that.

I saw (in a french hifi forum) a Trivista 21 (1300 pieces produced) for sale 600€. This is a nice dac to have, too. Built like a tank. But... it's not black !

[Concerto Audio]

I tried to get hold of this DAC a month ago and contacted the manufacturer in the fareast. They said they are in talk with a distributor in the UK (did not give the name of the distributor).Asked me to wait few months before I can buy it.
Dave, let me know once you managed to source it

[Spur07]

doesn't Russ Andrews market his own version of the Stello 100? I could be wrong - check the website. For the prices involved I'd definitely advise auditioning first - this is Caiman territory.

[Rare Bird]

doesn't Russ Andrews market his own version of the Stello 100? I could be wrong - check the website. For the prices involved I'd definitely advise auditioning first - this is Caiman territory.

yes he does or did

[Themis]

No, he doesn't make any DAC-1 anymore. He sells Firestone dacs now.

[Dave Cawley]

I managed to order the Signature version for a customer for £649.95, they were in stock too! With balanced and ordinary outputs it looks good. This is the proper version not the Andrews version.

Regards

Dave

[Rare Bird]

Not much profit for you tho dave! Looks 99% better than that Beresford DAC that's for sure

[StanleyB]

Not much profit for you tho dave! Looks 99% better than that Beresford DAC that's for sure
I bet you I sold at least ten times more of mine than they of theirs:).

[Rare Bird]

Thing is Stan if your looked less like a cheap chinese import your sales might just get into a higher market

[Rare Bird]

Ever heard of this one, why sell three when i can get the same for one!

[StanleyB]

Says the man with fuses in his amp to speaker output:lol:.

[Covenant]

Judging from the photo (may be different in the flesh) they dont look so much different and I prefer Stans graphics.

[Rare Bird]

Says the man with fuses in his amp to speaker output:lol:.

Take a walk muppett.

:lol:

[Themis]

All dacs look the same to me : a rectangular box (black/silver) with a couple of lights and -sometimes- a volume control.
In fact, I use dacs to listen to music, not to look at them. Strange, eh ? ;)

[Rare Bird]

All dacs look the same to me : a rectangular box (black/silver) with a couple of lights and -sometimes- a volume control.
In fact, I use dacs to listen to music, not to look at them. Strange, eh ? ;)

Thats odd Demitri cos i know & i'm sure a lot do that hi-fi is a joke so i now buy something well made that looks good, nothing else.

I'm offski had about as much as i can take on this forum to be honest.This place reminds me very much of another where everyone has the same product

:lol:

[Themis]

There no "enormous" differences between well made dacs, that's a fact for me.
A seriously designed dac sounds always good, and putting £1000 or £2000 more usually brings nothing much, if anything (compared to the differences between mastered versions of records, for instance).
There're better ways of spending one's money than on dacs, nowadays : and the situation can only get better as years pass by, imho.

[Marco]

Andre and Stan, come on guys, stop winding each other up!

Marco.