GCD successor on the horizon?

Audio Components Preamplifiers
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Happy cake day and retirement Craig! Methinks the “sold out” tags would be because they’re not on sale to the general public yet…

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Thanks.

I wasn’t aware of their not being for sale yet. If that’s the case, I’m not sure what the point is in putting them on the website.

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Probably a marketing teaser.

And Happy Cake Day! :cake:

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Stellar Gold preamp looks great, but more than double the price of the GCD. Paul’s explanation kinda sorta makes sense. Is the trade up program still in effect? If so, that’s the only way I would get one.

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Happy cake day Craig!

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Seems like the M1200 becomes the PSA pivot point where you can go up or down the DAC and Pre food chain and have a good match. However at over 4x the combined function cost of the GCD I’m not sure where this leaves the S300 and M700.

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Absolutely the trade in program is in full swing. They are looking for beta testers interested in trying these out. Give the guys a call or an email if you’re interested.

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Nothing like that planned. We would encourage folks to pair up the M1200s with the StellarGold products for an extraordinary system. I gotta tell you, these new Gold products are really extraordinary sounding.

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No home theater bypass on the new preamp?

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There is a HT bypass. I think it’s on one of the RCA jacks. I can check for you but for sure it has that.

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Paul,
Getting back to the actual title of this thread. Are there any plans to start development in 2024 on an actual replacement/upgrade for the GCD which would be a Preamplifier/DAC single box solution. I am a current GCD owner and was hoping for an upgraded solution possibly somewhere in pricing between the GCD and Stellar Gold Preamplifier and DAC combined pricing.
Also, congratulations on the Beta release on the Stellar Gold Preamplifier and DAC. The market was in need of a top notch solid state Preamplifier to compete with the likes of Ayre and Pass Labs.
I think a number of us look forward to your thoughts on an actual GCD replacement.
Thanks
Tg

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Maybe an M1200 sale would seal the deal for many?

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Thanks. We haven’t any current plans for another DAC/Pre combo though at some point would love to revisit that solution.

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Good luck with that

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Is the StellarGold Preamplifier a good match with the BHK 300 amps and the DAC Mk. 2? The StellarGold Preamplifier is closer to what I need for inputs and outputs. I do not own a preamp.

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Absolutely, Mark. It is a great match and will work wonders on your system’s overall performance.