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Owner's Reference
Owner's Reference
Stellar Gold DAC
Instructions for Use
Gold Digital to Analog Converter
Stellar
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PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301
©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Reference Owner’s Reference Stellar Gold DAC Instructions for Use Gold Digital to Analog Converter Stellar PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 ©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 When making connections to this or any other component, make sure all components are off. Turn off all systems’ power before connecting the PS Audio component to any other component. Make sure all cable terminations are of the highest quality.

  • Page 3: Welcome

    Introduction Owner’s Reference Stellar Gold DAC Welcome PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 ©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Sub-Menu: Network Remote Control Stellar Gold DAC Product Specifications 11-12 Menu Operations 13-15 Troubleshooting Warranty Information 17-18 Service Information International Warranty & Service PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 ©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 5: Installation Considerations

    Owner’s Reference Stellar Gold DAC A good location for Stellar Gold DAC is in a cabinet or on a shelf at an easily accessible Installation height. Care should be taken to keep it away from power amplifiers or large, potentially Considerations hum-inducing products.

  • Page 6: Unpacking And Connections

    Register the Unit To register your new unit, look on the back panel of Stellar Gold DAC and note the serial number. Using any web browser, go to www.psaudio.com, click on Support and select Product Registration from the drop down menu.

  • Page 7: Control And Operation

    Plug either the RCA or the XLR outputs of Stellar Gold DAC into a line level input on the preamp, integrated, amplifier, or subwoofer. Do NOT plug the output of Stellar Gold DAC into a phono or equalized input of any type.

  • Page 8: Front Panel Logo Button

    Press this front panel button to activate the Ready Mode or to place Stellar Gold DAC in Operational Mode. When pressed to activate the Ready Mode, the display as well as the outputs are turned off, but all the unit’s critical internal circuitry remains active.

  • Page 9: Inputs

    25 when you turn it on. If the user has Fixed Volume set to a different value, the unit will come up at that value. Inputs can be selected from either the Stellar Gold DAC front panel display or the included Inputs remote control.

  • Page 10: Main Menu: Filter

    Note: Some listeners are more sensitive to absolute polarity than others. This menu display shows the versions of the Stellar Gold DAC's operating firmware. If Main Menu: you need to contact our customer service team for help with your unit, please have this Versions information ready.

  • Page 11: Sub-Menu: Audio

    Transport Input Use the Up and Down arrows to select the input you are using for the PS Audio Transport. Once selected whenever you press Play, Pause, Open or Close on the remote, the DAC will automatically switch to the input you specified.

  • Page 12: Sub-Menu: System

    IR2: This changes the remote to a different code set. If your remote is interfering with other devices, for example, turning off your television, change to this setting. PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 ©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 13: Sub-Menu: Network

    Factory Reset This feature allows you to reset all of the configuration settings back to what they were when the Stellar Gold DAC was shipped from the factory. Any input names and other settings you have changed will be erased.

  • Page 14: Remote Control

    Press On to undo it. DAC Input Select: Lets you select the desired input. DAC Filter: Switch between the 7 filters. PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 ©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 15: Stellar Gold Dac Product Specifications

    Analog Audio Output Output Stage Discrete Op-Amp Connector RCA single ended, XLR balanced Output Level High, 4 VRMS Balanced Maximum 2 VRMS Single Ended PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 ©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 16 PCM or DSD. DoP on all inputs as well as native DSD on S inputs USB Digital Input: Connector USB "B" Type Format PCM, DoP v1.1 (DSD over PCM), or Native DSD Transfer Mode Asynchronous PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 ©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 17: Menu Operations

    "Norm" (Normal to "Inv" (Inverted). Versions Scroll information (Informational Only) Audio (Sub-Menu) Enter Menu System (Sub-Menu) Enter Menu Network (Sub-Menu) Enter Menu PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 ©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 18 Select your name. Press again to confirm. Transport Input Scroll to find the input you are using for a PS Audio (if applicable). The Stellar DAC will now automatically switch to this input when Play, Pause, Open or Close are pressed on the remote.
  • Page 19 From the main menu, find network then press to enter the Network sub-menu. Network Status Find information on your network connection, (Informational Only) including Wired/Wi-Fi, IP address, and connection status. PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 ©2023 PS Audio Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    USB not connecting To play music from your computer into the Stellar Gold DAC via USB you must have a driver installed that communicates with the DAC. On a Mac computer with OSX or Monterey the drivers are already available and the unit should be automatically recognized. You can then go and choose the PS Audio USB driver to play to by going to System Preferences- >Sound and select the Stellar Gold DAC.

  • Page 21: Warranty Information

    PS Audio or an authorized PS Audio repair center. At the option of PS Audio, the product will be repaired without charge for parts or labor, replaced, or the purchase price refunded through the original point of purchase.
  • Page 22 This warranty is for the benefit of the original purchaser of the product. The warranty may be transferred to a subsequent purchaser during the 3 year warranty period. To do this, you must contact PS Audio directly to set up a transfer of warranty registration.

  • Page 23: Service Information

    PS Audio authorized repair center. You should insure the product for its full retail cost, in the event it gets lost or damaged in transit. PS Audio is not responsible for damage incurred during the transit of products sent to us.
  • Page 24 Thanks for being a part of the PS Audio Family At PS Audio, we’re family. Not just a family that runs in bloodlines, but in frequencies. Because while we may not all share the same genes here, we are all related by a passion, nay, obsession with listening to the music we love at the highest, most breathtaking quality possible.

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