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Design

The new StellarGold DAC, with its advanced parallel DAC architecture, takes advantage of performance standards unavailable to single DAC designs. By using multiple DACs in parallel, individual non-linearities of each DAC tend to average out. This is because the probability of all DACs having the exact same non-linearity error at the same digital input value is nearly zero. The results are nothing short of breathtaking. One listen to this DAC, and you’ll know it’s in an entirely different category from others at anywhere near its price range.

Application

PS Audio’s StellarGold DAC can become the centerpiece of a high-resolution 2-channel audio system. Using StellarGold’s balanced or single-ended outputs into our matching StellarGold preamplifier or, using its built-in lossless volume control, the StellarGold DAC can become the heart of a true state-of-the-art high-performance audio system at an affordable price.

PARALLEL DAC TECHNOLOGY

In high-performance audio DACs, employing four parallel DACs per channel offers a number of sonic benefits. First, it reduces noise through averaging, resulting in an impressive signal-to-noise ratio exceeding 127dB below the DAC’s maximum output of 4 volts (balanced). When noise is lowered, and the individual non-linearities of each of the 4 DACs are averaged together, the results are an increase in the effective dynamic range (loudest to softest sounds) and an audible improvement in linearity and distortion. The combined resolution effectively surpasses that of any single DAC of similar design on the market, creating an extraordinary audio experience that only a few people have yet to experience. We can’t wait for you to hear StellarGold in your system.

PERFECTIONIST BUILD QUALITY

The StellarGold DAC was designed by Darren Myers whose mission was to discover how far it might be possible to extend the already extraordinary capabilities of the latest technologies of the top-of-the-line ESS DAC platforms. To do this would require the use of multiple DACS, an all new direct-coupled balanced hybrid output stage featuring a slew rate fast enough to do justice to the circuit’s capabilities, and then power the entire circuit with multiple stage linear regulators. A tall challenge given StellarGold’s affordable pricing. One look inside at this beautifully hand-crafted device and you’ll see how the PS Engineering team honored Darren’s original vision using only the highest quality parts and the lowest noise designs. The StellarGoild is truly a work of art that deserves your attention.

STATE-OF-THE-ART PERFORMANCE

For the vast majority of audiophiles, the DAC is the cornerstone of their system. Streaming with a network AirLens, a PerfectWave SACD transport, connecting to your computer via USB, or playing music through any digital source is the mainstay of getting music into your home. The quality of that music is directly impacted by the device that converts those digital bits into analog audio we can use to power our speakers. That is the job of the DAC. And DACs are sensitive and highly sophisticated electronic circuits that are affected by any number of issues, including jitter, noise, distortion, resolution, and quantization errors, to mention just a few. When it comes time to find the perfect DAC for your system, it makes sense to turn to a company like PS Audio which places sonic performance and the joy of musicality above all else. If you truly want the next big step in your high-end audio system, consider StellarGold for your your digital playback. We don’t think you can get close at anywhere near its price.

Features

  • Four parallel DACs per channel
  • Designed around ESS 9038 Pro technology
  • Dead quiet signal to noise ratio of >127dB referenced to 4V RMS
  • SINAD >112dB referenced to 4V RMS
  • PCM to 768kHz
  • DSD to 256 (11.2mHz)
  • Exceptional imaging and soundstage
  • Discrete hybrid output stage
  • Fully balanced design
  • Multiple low impedance power supplies
  • Low jitter clocking
  • I2S, USB, AES/EBU, coaxial inputs
  • High slew rate, low feedback, class A output stage

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StellarGold DAC

Once in a great while, an exciting new product design direction comes along that really sets a new standard for performance within a price range. Such is the all new StellarGold DAC, a product that will raise the bar for any digital to analog converter at anywhere near the price.
What makes the new StellarGold DAC unique is its use of multiple parallel DACs. Each channel of the StellarGold is built by paralleling 4 high resolution digital to analog converters, then feeding the combined output of these DACs into an all new discrete class A analog output stage. The results are nothing short of stunning. The use of multiple high-precision DACs to form one ultra-linear channel has the advantage of lowering noise and channel crosstalk while at the same time increasing linearity, dynamic range, and resolution beyond what any single DAC technology can achieve. One listen to this amazing new DAC and you’ll know why it easily outperforms single DAC designs.

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StellarGold DAC

Once in a great while, an exciting new product design direction comes along that really sets a new standard for performance within a price range. Such is the all new StellarGold DAC, a product that will raise the bar for any digital to analog converter at anywhere near the price.
What makes the new StellarGold DAC unique is its use of multiple parallel DACs. Each channel of the StellarGold is built by paralleling 4 high resolution digital to analog converters, then feeding the combined output of these DACs into an all new discrete class A analog output stage. The results are nothing short of stunning. The use of multiple high-precision DACs to form one ultra-linear channel has the advantage of lowering noise and channel crosstalk while at the same time increasing linearity, dynamic range, and resolution beyond what any single DAC technology can achieve. One listen to this amazing new DAC and you’ll know why it easily outperforms single DAC designs.
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Design

The new StellarGold DAC, with its advanced parallel DAC architecture, takes advantage of performance standards unavailable to single DAC designs. By using multiple DACs in parallel, individual non-linearities of each DAC tend to average out. This is because the probability of all DACs having the exact same non-linearity error at the same digital input value is nearly zero. The results are nothing short of breathtaking. One listen to this DAC, and you’ll know it’s in an entirely different category from others at anywhere near its price range.

Application

PS Audio’s StellarGold DAC can become the centerpiece of a high-resolution 2-channel audio system. Using StellarGold’s balanced or single-ended outputs into our matching StellarGold preamplifier or, using its built-in lossless volume control, the StellarGold DAC can become the heart of a true state-of-the-art high-performance audio system at an affordable price.

PARALLEL DAC TECHNOLOGY

In high-performance audio DACs, employing four parallel DACs per channel offers a number of sonic benefits. First, it reduces noise through averaging, resulting in an impressive signal-to-noise ratio exceeding 127dB below the DAC’s maximum output of 4 volts (balanced). When noise is lowered, and the individual non-linearities of each of the 4 DACs are averaged together, the results are an increase in the effective dynamic range (loudest to softest sounds) and an audible improvement in linearity and distortion. The combined resolution effectively surpasses that of any single DAC of similar design on the market, creating an extraordinary audio experience that only a few people have yet to experience. We can’t wait for you to hear StellarGold in your system.

PERFECTIONIST BUILD QUALITY

The StellarGold DAC was designed by Darren Myers whose mission was to discover how far it might be possible to extend the already extraordinary capabilities of the latest technologies of the top-of-the-line ESS DAC platforms. To do this would require the use of multiple DACS, an all new direct-coupled balanced hybrid output stage featuring a slew rate fast enough to do justice to the circuit’s capabilities, and then power the entire circuit with multiple stage linear regulators. A tall challenge given StellarGold’s affordable pricing. One look inside at this beautifully hand-crafted device and you’ll see how the PS Engineering team honored Darren’s original vision using only the highest quality parts and the lowest noise designs. The StellarGoild is truly a work of art that deserves your attention.

STATE-OF-THE-ART PERFORMANCE

For the vast majority of audiophiles, the DAC is the cornerstone of their system. Streaming with a network AirLens, a PerfectWave SACD transport, connecting to your computer via USB, or playing music through any digital source is the mainstay of getting music into your home. The quality of that music is directly impacted by the device that converts those digital bits into analog audio we can use to power our speakers. That is the job of the DAC. And DACs are sensitive and highly sophisticated electronic circuits that are affected by any number of issues, including jitter, noise, distortion, resolution, and quantization errors, to mention just a few. When it comes time to find the perfect DAC for your system, it makes sense to turn to a company like PS Audio which places sonic performance and the joy of musicality above all else. If you truly want the next big step in your high-end audio system, consider StellarGold for your your digital playback. We don’t think you can get close at anywhere near its price.

Features

  • Four parallel DACs per channel
  • Designed around ESS 9038 Pro technology
  • Dead quiet signal to noise ratio of >127dB referenced to 4V RMS
  • SINAD >112dB referenced to 4V RMS
  • PCM to 768kHz
  • DSD to 256 (11.2mHz)
  • Exceptional imaging and soundstage
  • Discrete hybrid output stage
  • Fully balanced design
  • Multiple low impedance power supplies
  • Low jitter clocking
  • I2S, USB, AES/EBU, coaxial inputs
  • High slew rate, low feedback, class A output stage

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