New full-featured Stellar DAC offers high-end performance and features at an attractive price point
Boulder, Colorado, January 16, 2025 – PS Audio is now shipping its Stellar DAC, a superb-sounding digital-to-analog converter that sets a new standard in performance and value. The Stellar DAC ($2,199) offers a host of high-end features including PS Audio’s exclusive Digital Lens technology, I2S inputs, a Class A output stage, and other refinements, to deliver breathtaking fidelity and musical realism. The Stellar DAC features a built-in volume control, enabling it to be used as a standalone preamp.
The PS Audio Stellar DAC features an industry-leading ESS Sabre 32-bit Hyperstream digital-to-analog converter, which is fed by PS Audio’s Digital Lens technology. The Digital Lens recognizes the sample rate, re-clocks the data, reduces jitter, and applies other processing. Complementing this newly-designed front end, the Stellar DAC employs a hybrid Class A balanced analog output stage and a high-current, oversized analog power supply. To ensure maximum sonic purity, no capacitors are used in the output signal path. The sonic result is a rich, involving musical presentation, with an accurate tonal balance and best-in-class resolution, imaging, presence, and depth.
The Stellar DAC can accept any digital source from PCM to single-and double-rate DSD, with sample rates up to 384 kHz and up to DSD256 native DSD (DSD direct is available via the I2S connection). It includes two I2S inputs, two coaxial inputs and one optical digital input, and a USB connection, enabling the best-possible sound from a computer, CD player, a music streamer such as PS Audio’s AirLens or other digital source. The Stellar DAC offers balanced XLR and single-ended RCA analog outputs.
A choice of selectable digital filters is available that allow listeners to fine-tune the sound to their personal preferences. Available in silver or black, the Stellar DAC is easy to set up and use, thanks to its streamlined front panel controls and menu and its full-function remote control, which can also be used to operate other PS Audio components.
The PS Audio Stellar DAC is currently available at a US manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $2,199.
Stellar DAC Features at a Glance:
- Two I2S, coaxial, optical and USB inputs
- Balanced and single-ended analog outputs
- Accommodates all PCM sources up to 384 kHz and single-and double-rate DSD up to 256
- Built-in volume control enables use as a preamp
- ESS Sabre ES9018K2M DAC chip
- Digital Lens technology re-clocks incoming digital data and reduces jitter for superior sound
- Class A balanced analog output stage
- Three selectable digital filters enable sonic fine-tuning
- High-current oversized analog power supply
- Remote control or front-panel operation; remote can be used to operate other PS Audio components
- Plug-and-play with no configuration required
- Available in silver or black
- 17" x 12" x 3", 26 lbs.
About PS Audio
Celebrating 50 years of bringing music to life, PS Audio has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence in manufacturing innovative, high-value, leading-edge audio products. Located in Boulder, Colorado at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, PS Audio’s staff of talented designers, engineers, production and support people build each product to deliver extraordinary performance and musical satisfaction. The company’s wide range of award-winning products include the all-in-one Sprout100 integrated amplifier, audio components, power regenerators and power conditioners.
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