efroy;409972 Wrote: > Unbalanced output from CDplayer. > > When I set volume to max on my SB controller the volume (used to have > volume at 3/4) is getting closer but still a bit off the cdplayer > output. A guesstimate (im not home now) i would say i have to turn > volume up from 1/4 to a 1/3 to get the same levels.
Well there's the difference. Your CD player has a volume control, too, even if it's not on the front panel: it's a tiny pot inside that was set at the factory... It's set at some nominal value to make the connectors a fixed db value (would like to say it's a standard, but I bet CD makers sneak it up a db or two just to sound 'better' than their competition...) You have, in effect, turned down the volume on the SBR by running it at 3/4 volume. So, yes, it would sound quieter. Volume controls are a pain in the butt: think of a PC where your media player has a volume, your soundcard mixer has a volume, your speakers have a volume, and if you plug speakers into your monitor to reduce cable clutter... you may have yet another volume... It is best to stick with one device providing volume. If you want to use your amp's volume control (which you may want depending on your usage), don't use the volume on the SB, set it to max and let the amp figure it out. Or, with my usage pattern (almost always music), I set the amp to a fixed value (52/100) and use the SB to set the volume.. which you do is up to you. (The audiophile way is to let the amp do it: it will mess less with the S/N ratio to have volume as late in the chain as possible.) -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61755 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
