The SB3 volume control is quite transparent - it all works at 24 bits, so for CDs does not truncate bits (the major quality loss) until you are reducing volume really quite a lot. However, it will increase the S/N ratio in the DAC, which will have a small impact on quality - but this may be less than caused by an analogue volume control.
However, if you are happy with your pre-amp volume control, best sound from the SB3 must be at full volume. This is doing the least processing. My amp does not have a remote volume, and I am happy to use the SB3 volume in the range 80-100 or so (and I consider myself pretty fussy!). Adam -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ 'Last.fm group: people who don't listen to any of last.fm's top artists' (http://www.last.fm/group/People+who+don%27t+listen+to+any+of+last.fm%27s+top+artists) SB+, EAR 859, Living Voice Auditorium II plus some other stuff SB3, Shek d2, Ming-Da MC84-C, Harbeth HL-P3ES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38233 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
