PS AUDIO STELLAR GAIN CELL DAC

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The Stellar GainCell DAC combines the benefits of an exceptional analog preamplifier and a full-featured DAC. It's affordable excellence.

The analog preamplifier is the heart and soul of any high-performance audio system. It’s the point in a system where music’s magic can be won or lost. For more than 45 years, PS Audio has been building preamplifiers that honor the music and preserve the magic. The Stellar Gain Cell DAC is no exception. It features fully balanced class A analog circuitry from input to output, along with a state of the art DAC that ensures perfect symmetry between analog and digital. Rediscover the wealth of music in your library, with Stellar. Rich, sweet, and always a musical treat, Stellar GainCell DAC is our best value in bringing life to music.

Inizio modulo

DESIGN

The idea of building a no-loss analog preamplifier with its own built-in cutting edge DAC was the basis of the Stellar GainCell design imperative. At this instrument's heart is the analog GainCell. Rather than using additional sonically-degrading elements inserted in the signal path to control volume, the GainCell eliminates this problem without additional circuitry in the signal path by varying its gain in response to front panel controls. Based on industry leading Sabre32 bit Hyperstream architecture, Stellar DAC features a fully balanced Class A analog output stage with multiple power supplies, independent jitter-reduced inputs, DSD, I2S, and asynchronous USB.

APPLICATION

The Stellar GainCell DAC is a full function analog preamplifier featuring a state of the art built in Digital to Analog Converter inside. It is all you need as the basis of a reference quality music system. Add a power amplifier and a pair of loudspeakers and you'll be reveling in sonic bliss within moments. Connect a computer, CD player, or digital source to any of Stellar's multiple digital inputs, or a Stellar Phono Preamplifier to its analog ins, and you've just built one of the highest value music systems in the world.

Think of the Stellar GainCell DAC as a complete analog control center with an exceptional performing DAC at its heart. All the features and functions you’d ever want in an analog preamplifier and modern DAC are right here in Stellar. A zero-loss, fully balanced, pure, analog signal path combined with DAC features rarely found at any price level: pure DSD, asynchronous USB, Digital Lens technology, I²S to connect to our best transport, balanced throughout. Replace your preamplifier, your DAC—or both—and be stunned at the level of improvement when the full and rich tapestry of music surprises and delights your senses. Together, or separately, they create an extraordinarily rich, full-bodied musical experience few standalone products can match. The Stellar Gain Cell is the perfect foundation for those unwilling to compromise sound quality. Rich. Lush. Powerful. A music lover’s answer to spiraling cost-no-object equipment without sacrifice. In the more than forty years of PS Audio’s design innovations and breakthrough products, Stellar’s groundbreaking level of performance as our gateway standalone DAC and preamplifier is unmatched for price and performance by their standalone competitors. Taken together, we’re willing to bet you’ve never heard anything quite this good at anywhere even remotely close to this price.

 

Features

CLASS A BALANCED ANALOG PREAMPLIFIER

FULL FUNCTION DAC

CLASS A HEADPHONE OUTPUT

FIXED OR VARIABLE DAC MODE

ANALOG GAIN CELL STAGE

BALANCED XLR OUTPUT

HOME THEATER BYPASS

DIGITAL LENS TECHNOLOGY

THREE SELECTABLE DIGITAL FILTERS

CPLD (FPGA) INPUT

HIGH-CURRENT OVERSIZED ANALOG POWER SUPPLY

ESS HYPERSTREAM

NO CAPACITORS IN OUTPUT SIGNAL PATH

HIGH CURRENT CLASS A HYBRID OUTPUT STAGE

SINGLE AND DOUBLE RATE DSD

DSD DIRECT THROUGH I2S

 

Specifications

Physical

Unit Weight

13.5 lbs [6.1 kg]

Unit Dimensions

17” x 12” x 3”

Shipping Weight

17 lbs [7.7 kg]

Shipping Dimensions

23”x 18” x 9”

Power requirements

Input Power

Model specific 100VAC, 120VAC, or 230VAC 50 or 60Hz

Power Consumption

20W

Mains Power Input

IEC C14

Fuses

100V T250V-2.0AH (2A Slow Blow)
120V T250V-1.6AH (1.6A Slow Blow)
230V T250V-1.0AH (1.0A Slow Blow)

Accessories included

US (NEMA 5-15P) (all versions)
Schuko (CEE7/7) (230V version)
UK (BS1363) (230V version)

Analog inputs

RCA
XLR

3 stereo pair
1 stereo pair

Digital audio inputs

I2S

1 PCM (384KHz max)
DSD64 DSD128
Compatible with DirectStream Transport SACD handshake for DSD playback

Coax

2 PCM (192KHz max)

Optical

1 PCM (96KHz max)

USB

PCM (384KHz max)
DSD64 (DoP) DSD128 (DoP)

Format

PCM, DSD

Analog Audio Outputs

RCA
XLR
Headphones

(Analog Unbalanced) 1 stereo pair
(Analog Balanced) 1 stereo pair
One 1/4″ headphone connector front panel

Analog Performance

Gain
Maximum output
Sensitivity

12dB +/-0.5dB
20 Vrms
5.3Vrms

Input Impedance

47KΩ single ended RCA
100KΩ Balanced XLR

Output Impedance

100Ω single ended RCA
200Ω balanced XLR

Frequency Response

20Hz – 20KHz +0/- 0.25dB
10Hz – 100KHz +0.1/-3.0dB

Noise

20-20KHz <-90dBV

S/N Ratio

1KHz >110dB (max output)

Channel separation

1KHz >90dB

Input separation

1KHz >90dB

THD&IM

1KHz < 0.025%
20-20KHz < 0.05%

Headphone performance

Output power @1% THD

300Ω 300mW
16Ω 3.25W

S/N Ratio 1kHz
Noise

>95dB (max output)
<-80dBV

THD & IM 1Vrms out

300Ω <0.05%
16Ω <0.06%

Output impedance

<4 Ω

Features

Volume Control

0-100 (1/2 and 1dB steps, 80dB total range)

Balance Control

24dB each direction in 1/2dB steps

Home Theater Mode

Assignable to any analog input
Adjustable (in setup) to any level

Polarity (phase) Control

Digital sources only

Filter Control

3 selectable digital filters (PCM digital sources only)

Trigger output

(3.5mm 5-15VDC) 2

Remote Control

Yes. Infra Red

 

 

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Specific References

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