PS Audio GainCell Pre Amplifier – Blk (demo) $1,999 (rrp $3,395)
Description
12 Month Warranty
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.
Specs
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RCA XLR |
3 stereo pair 1 stereo pair |
Digital audio inputs |
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| 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 |
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| RCA XLR Headphones |
(Analog Unbalanced) 1 stereo pair (Analog Balanced) 1 stereo pair One 1/4″ headphone connector front panel |
Analog Performance |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
