thomsens;196738 Wrote: > Yes - and it means nothing to me. I'd ideally like to buy a fixed or > stepped balanced attenuator that enables me to get to full volume on > the transporter when I'm rocking, but stay in the top part of the > volume range for normal listening. When I read about R1 and R2 and > everything else on that page, I think I should just go buy a pre-amp. > I don't have an electrical engineering background and as simple as that > page is, it scares me to experiment with my $$$ gear. The problem is > that a pre-amp that would match my amp/speakers is an extremely > expensive proposition and I only have 1 source right now! The "pop" > from the transporter also concerns me...I'd prefer not to leave my amps > on all the time. Buying a preamp would defeat the purpose of connecting the Transporter directly to the speakers. Preamps are typically the least transparent electronic component in any system. To get one that doesn't degrade the sound to some extent would cost thousands, so it's definitely worth going down the passive attenuation route.
>From your latest posting, it does sound as if you're not confident about making up your own attenuators. I'd say that if you don't feel you understand what to do, then it's definitely a good idea not to try and make them yourself. So you need to look for some ready made ones. Two brands you might want to consider are Rothwell (10dB fixed attenuation) and Endler (variable stepped attenuators). If you do go for fixed attenuators (which are much cheaper), you still need to work out whether the attenuation they provide is appropriate, so the steps to find out what attenuation you need that I outlined in posting #11 in this thread are still relevant. -- cliveb Performers -> dozens of mixers and effects -> clipped/hypercompressed mastering -> you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34484 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
