darrenyeats;289032 Wrote: > I'm still not sure whether you have an integrated. :) > > Replay gain is a bit different - it is gain. Digital volume control is > attenuation. You can never get clipping or compression with a digital > volume control so it would be a shame to miss its benefits because of > not liking replay gain. By the way I dislike replay gain too. > > Maybe digital volume control is scary because its digital, but it does > work as intended (attenuating the signal using a 24 bit algorithm) and > doesn't have a physical signal path like a preamp that introduces noise > and distortion. > > Your aims are laudable (same as mine it seems) but it seems you are > unnecessarily worried about the digital bit. Please explain what your > concerns are in more detail and let's see if we can assuage them. :) > Darren
Darren, Like I said I want the signal as put onto the CD. Not processed in any way. I have what you would call an integrated but it is a SE valve/tube amp and has only 2 stages from input to output. I have tried the digital volume and there is definately a subtle difference. As for slightly less noise without a pre-amp, yes I can see the argument but it would be analogue noise which I believe is less noticible - Vinyl still sounds better to my ears. -- penda ------------------------------------------------------------------------ penda's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6431 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45736 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
