hmm, digital volume controls aren't necessarily evil. it depends on their implimentation. most modern one that work with data paths greater than 16 bits are able to attenuate the signal without degrading the original, at least over part of their range. i use digital volume control and the manufacturer states something like -40db of attenuation before the signal is measurably degraded (original bits start to get thrown away), note that's measurably, not audiably as at that much attenuation other factors such as ambient noise cause more 'loss' to the 'signal' than a few bits getting thrown away. also remember that some of early cd players (which some luddites ;) describe as amongst the best cd players ever) had only 14 bit dacs anyway. all in all the best thing to do would be to see how it sounds in your system and if you can try both analogue and digital volume controls. also note that some power amps like to have their signals conditioned by a preamp before they get them (most famouly naim nap series power amps) so this may well be a factor if you prefer the sound of a pre to direct connection.
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