You _ALWAYS_ lose SNR and dynamic range. The "you still have all the bits" concept is completely flawed.
You MUST match your source to your amp using analog attenuation. You can use 1) the gain controls on your amp 2) a preamp or 3) a RCA in-line attenuator or 4) Transporter's built-in jumpers. Use the digital volume for day-to-day adjustment within your normal listening range, not to compensate for a badly matched system. This has been discussed many times here, but I won't refer you to our archives as there have been far too many people still getting it wrong. Instead, here's a detailed and correct explanation from Lavry (login needed): http://lavryengineering.com/lavry_forum/login.php?redirect=viewtopic.php&t=76 If you don't "believe" the theory (which many people don't for some reason) here is a simple test which one customer did which gives the expected results: http://mysite.verizon.net/forumwebspace/RightMark/Test%20Reports/Volume.htm -- seanadams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30916 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
