ted_b;239583 Wrote: > So I have this modded Transporter, the Modwright Transporter (see pix on > Transporter mods part 2 thread) that I'm beta-testing. It sounded > compressed and harsh going though my preamp (dig volume at full 0.0db). > When I switched to playing it straight-to-amp to set the same fairly > loud listening level was -25.5 to -26.5db!! (and sounded glorious) I > gotta assume that the harshness i was hearing is that it overdrives my > preamp? There's a simple way to test that theory: turn the TP output down (say to -24dB) and feed it into the preamp. If it still sounds harsh, it's not due to overdriving the preamp.
ted_b;239583 Wrote: > but wondered what -26db would mean bit-wise, and what kind of resolution > loss I'm getting playing redbook and 24/96 files. Playback at -24dB means about 4 bits lost, so the TP's 24 bit DAC is effectively being used as a 20 bit DAC. So no loss of resolution from Redbook sources. Of course, it's likely that the bottom couple of bits of the TP DAC aren't linear, so perhaps it should be regarded as a 22 bit DAC, in which case running it at -24dB effectively gives about 18 bits of resolution. -- 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=39611 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
