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About the Stellar Gain Cell
The Stellar Gain Cell DAC from PS Audio integrates a Class A balanced analog preamplifier, a full-featured DAC capable of handling PCM up to 32-bit/384kHz and DSD up to DSD128, and a powerful Class A headphone amplifier in one chassis. It features an analog Gain Cell volume control that varies gain without adding circuitry in the signal path, preserving signal purity. The DAC section uses ESS Sabre Hyperstream architecture with Digital Lens technology for jitter reduction and superior sound quality. It supports multiple digital inputs including asynchronous USB, optical, coaxial, and I2S, with selectable digital filters for sonic fine-tuning. The unit offers balanced XLR and single-ended RCA outputs, home theater bypass, polarity control, and two 12V trigger outputs. The Stellar Gain Cell DAC is hand-built in Colorado and It has been discontinued and replaced by the newer Stellar DAC model, which separates the DAC and preamp functions into distinct units.
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