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I took the plunge - PS Audio Stellar DAC and S300

I should get them tomorrow as beta test units.  Current speakers are first gen. Klipsch Reference RF-3s from high school. I will be referencing the units through a Grace 905 monitor controller. I know the speakers are the weak link but I've had them for almost 20 years and I know them well and have gone through 4 amp/preamp setups. Excited to see what I notice!    
parkinen
simon
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@rafapolit I've had the Stellar Gain Cell Dac/S300 combo. The S300 is a nice sounding amp but I moved to a NuPrime ST-10 and never looked back.
parkinen OP
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So I've had these units for just about two years now and here are my more seasoned observations:

The DAC is wonderful. It is such a great hub for modern listening. you can make it work with so many different types of setups. It's great. 

The S300 is a solid work horse class D piece and is a wonderful class D amp, but after switching to B&W 805S2s I wish I had about twice the horsepower in a class A setup. 

it's a great amp for efficient speakers. And it is wonderful with bright speakers too.  
veroguy
138 posts
 
Thanks for the update.  In my 2nd system, I have a Nuprime IDA-8 integrated, but I've had thoughts on replacing it with the Stellar combo.
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hilde45
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Hello,
I am seriously considering the GainCell/S300 combo for some bookshelf speakers (yet TBD).

I spent a bunch of time yesterday with the new Parasound P6/A 23+ and I'm wondering if anyone has compared them on these metrics:

PRACTICAL USE: There are a bunch of features on the Parasound P6 which seem handy - tone controls, sub level, the ability to dial in crossover for both sub and main speakers on the back, and some other features perhaps not as major. How does the GainCell compare on these features and on the one-knob approach to feature access?

SOUND: Anyone compare the two systems for sound? They seem to be almost exact competitors. 


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