Andy8421;290755 Wrote: > I was also concerned that the volume control on the SB3 worked on the > digital output. I had hoped I was getting a bit perfect copy of the > original CD out of the SPDIF connection on the SB. Only way the volume > can be altered is if the SB processes the datasream, which is not what I > was after at all. Don't know if it is additional jitter, SB processing > or whatever, it just doesn't sound as good as the original. To quote my > 11 year old son (who generally doesn't care about Dad's hifi at all) the > SB sounded as if his glasses needed cleaning.On the topic of volume, have a > look at this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44546 and in particular this post: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=278324&postcount=32 Since the SB uses 24 bit processing and CDs are generally 16 bit, you can have some digital volume reduction without any loss of information.
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