PhilNYC;216216 Wrote: > This is HIGHLY dependent on the technical specs of the components > involved...specifically, the input sensitivity of the amplifier and the > output voltage of the source. A high input sensitivity amplifier will > need a high output voltage from the source. If these are not matched > correctly, then you'll get sub-optimal performance. So it's not a > generalization you can make without knowing the specifics of the > components. I presume this was a typo and you meant to say that that a *low* input sensitivity amplifier will need a high output voltage from the source? In principle I agree. But in practice provided the input impedance is high, the source impedance is low, and the voltage is not so high that it overdrives the input (or so low that the amp's noise floor impinges on the signal), then the signal transfer will be fine. Nearly all modern amps and sources work well together.
(If you're referring to the need to gain-match when feeding a Squeezebox directly into power amps, then of course that is necessary - no arguments there). -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36994 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
