On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 15:04 -0400, ron thigpen wrote: > > I was wondering if forum members suggest using the fixed digital output > > or the variable digital output to get maximum sound quality with an > > external DAC? > Fixed. > Topic's been done to death, but the upshot is that for perfect > bit-fidelity, use Fixed.
Ron's right. Use fixed. If you alter the volume, for perfection you would have to redither the data. And that would start discussions about which dithering algorithm to use, how we could get the SBx2 to apply the right dither on the fly and all sort of stuff that isn't worth getting into. Use the volume knob on your preamp. BTW, on my Classe integrated amp, I had to change internal jumpers on my Benchmark DAC-1 as it was overdriving the Classe' input side. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
