Stellar Gain Cell DAC preamp

I have a Magnum Dynalab M90 tuner hooked up into one of the analog RCA inputs (input 3) and when the tuner is on and when I have input 1 switched on I do not hear anything, but when the input is switched onto 2 I can hear what is coming out of the tuner…just barely when the volume is set at 40, but I still can hear it. Is this an indication of something that is wrong with the stellar preamp?

Welcome!

No, there is essentially always a minute amount of cross-talk between inputs on a preamp.

Perhaps someone with a Stellar pre will report their experience.

I am a new owner of the PS Audio M300& Gain Cell DAC and I like it very much.

I have the same issue, I had switched from the digital input to the analog input I set to HT bypass and I could clearly hear the digital input in the background, mind you it was faint, but I could definitely hear it.

That being said it sounds beautiful, but the crosstalk (definitely more than my Parasound P5) and it being rather noisy (at least in my setup) gives me a touch of pause.

check the firmware version of the SGCD and get in touch with ps audio directly to confirm you have the correct version to work with the USB input.

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Did you try downloading the driver for your PC?

Scroll all the way to the bottom. It’s the very last one.

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Just a thought, are you using the same USB cord with all 4 of your computers? Maybe worth trying another cord…

Wrong thread, sorry, but thanks for the help!

Maybe worth giving one or these a try….

Forum users have held these in high reguard for years now and there is a whole thread dedicated to implementing between sources and PS Audio DACs.

The spdif 2s pop up for sale around $200 on the marketplace often, maybe check HiFishark.com if any are available in Canada. I’ve been using one in between my Roon ROCK and GCD for a few years now and it’s been flawless. Completely plug and play too, only had to change one setting in Roon.