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Skunk;363486 Wrote: > And the "noise" Sean was referring to was the self generated noise of > the DAC, E.g. the Wadia DAC. It maintains this level of self noise even > when the signal is digitally attenuated, therefore there is the same > amount of noise, and less signal, which equates to a lower SNR ratio. > There is no way around it in digital attenuation, while analog > attenuation OTOH attenuates the self generated noise of the device > along with the signal. > > You shouldn't be setting the jumpers to avoid a "software glitch or > human error", if you care about sound quality, you should be setting > them to get the highest possible performance out of the DAC. The same > goes for the Wadia. It would be better to use analog attenuation before > the amp so that you can get the highest SNR out of the DAC you paid > dearly for. > > edit: in theory that is... Again, my concern is not the "noise" inherent in the specific chip design/implementation but rather the "noise" that could potentially result from a glitch in the volume control system that could potentially damage my speakers. -- Pneumonic Main: Transporter Squeezebox 3 > Sonic Frontiers Ultra Jitterbug > Roksan DAC/PS Modwright Sony SCD 777ES Sonic Frontiers SFL-2 Pre S.A.R. Labs MOS 450 Power Martin Logan CLS II Speakers Office: Squeezebox 3 > COEM Lite Audio DAC AH McCormack TLC-1 Pre Sonic Frontiers SFS80 Power Elipson Circee Speakers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pneumonic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10091 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55246 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
