kbang;141471 Wrote: > Hi everyone > > I just discovered Slimdevices and Slimserver 1 month ago but I really > like what I see + hear; thanks for the great work :-) > > I have a question though; > > As I read in the forums, the best sound quality from the Slimdevices is > achived by going from Slimserver -> SB3-digitalout / soundcard digital > out -> DAC -> preamp+power amp/integrated amp. > I would like to hide my sound equipment away and control it all from a > PDA, and therefore I would like to be able to adjust the volume of the > preamp through the Slimserver web-interface or one of the other > Slimserver interface applications. > I could adjust the volume level by adjusting the digital output and > skip the preamp but as I understand from other threads that would > degrade the sound quality of the digital output. > Does anyone have an idea on how the volume of a preamp/integrated amp > could be adjusted by the Slimserver when the volume of the > SB3/Softsqueeze is adjusted? My idea is to: > > 1.Use a preamp with ability to adjust volume level (for instance a > preamp with RS232 interface), and link that to the Slimserver volume > control settings. Does that exist at all? > > 2.Control the volume of an ordinary preamp with a motor. The motor > should be controlled from the Slimserver volume control settings. For > instance using a very simple preamp eg. > http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4c5pt/id2.html > > Does anyone have experience using a similar approach? > > Best regards, > Kristian, Denmark
I use an IR blaster attached to my squeezebox to power on my receiver and set it to the correct input mode. I have the digital volume control fixed, and have the IR blaster send volume up/down to the receiver -- SuperQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28121 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
