PS Audio's new "Gain Cell" Amplifiers . . .

Is that like a gainclone on steroids?

I see verbage like "short signal path" and "low parts count" on the PS Audio's website regarding this Gain Cell enigma... I guess we're to guess what's inside this black box.... uh.

Is this the same term GAIN CELL technology from a amp company by the name of Quatre dating back to the early 80's..Great sounding amp though not very stable..Tom

The part that throws me is there isn't a volume pot or stepped attenuator, yet this all analog device is variable and can be controlled via remote. How do they do that?

Sounds like the "analog module" of 1970's Audio Research fame. More "perfect" amplification? Seems like many of the module type circuits had an opamp inside they didn't want you to see.