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jeffmeh;363749 Wrote: > If you are so concerned with losing quality with the digital volume > control, perhaps you should try it to see if you can detect a > difference. Admittedly, it would be difficult to seamlessly switch > between, say, 80% digital volume with attenuation and 100% digital > volume without (assuming that these created the same volume, as I > haven't done the math). I would be surprised if one could tell the > difference in a blind test, as Slim's implementation of digital volume > control in the 24-bit domain is a very good implementation indeed. (Fortunately) My listening habits are not predicated on doing ABX blind testing with two minute excerpts of music! I prefer to listen, evaluate and enjoy of a long period and make value and SQ judgements based on these more "real world" conditions. But I take your point overall about the excellent technical implementation from SlimDevices. -- browellm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ browellm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14260 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55246 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles