jeffmeh;367975 Wrote: > In the case of an impedance mismatch, what are the comparative > advantages of a buffer over a passive attenuator?
They're really opposites. A buffer provides current gain, while a passive attenuator provides a loss. You could argue that the problem is that there are no standards for audio interfaces. Everybody is pretty much free to do what they want, and occasionally different design philosophies produce products that don't work well with each other. A buffer is one way of making such combinations play nice. IMHO however, you'll get even better results by choosing components that do work well together, than by trying to fix a bad match by adding something in between. Cheers, Dave -- DCtoDaylight Audiophile wish list: Zero Distortion, Infinite Signal to Noise Ratio, and a Bandwidth from DC to Daylight ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DCtoDaylight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7284 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56068 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
