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sxr71;362933 Wrote: > Okay how would one go about designing an attenuator for their system? I > have a SB receiver and the input impedance of my NHT M-oo's is 32Kohms. You could take a look at this wiki page: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/DIYPassiveAttenuation. It includes a link to an Excel spreadsheet that can help you work out the resistor values required, but that link seems broken. (The link to the web-based calculator is also no longer valid). The original spreadsheet is at http://www.delback.co.uk/general/atten_calc.xls. sxr71;362933 Wrote: > I need stepped attenuation because I cannot always listen at the same > volume since I can't afford to disturb my roommates with loud music in > the case of certain tracks. Rather than build a stepped attenuator, it would be far simpler to build a simple fixed attenuator which provides the loudest possible volume you'll ever want when the SBR's volume is at maximum, and then use the SBR's volume control for day-to-day adjustments. It works at 24 bit precision, and IME does not introduce any audible degradation. And of course being remote controllable it's far more convenient. -- 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=55246 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
