| 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 |
