SuperQ;582703 Wrote: > As other people have pointed out here, level matching is still very > important here. Both DACs will have different gain levels on their > line-out stages. Having a voltmeter or SPL meter attached while > playing some white noise should let you get things calibrated. > (measure at your speaker terminals, this should give you the final gain > for both sources)
Sorry but I pointed out in a different post how I avoided having to do exact level matching last night due to not want to freak my cats out with white noise! I simply alternated making each source sound just slightly louder than the other. In the past I have found this a quite reliable substitute for level matching when in a hurry, as it makes obvious how slight volume changes alter perceived tonal characteristics. Here, that caused whichever one sounded best to always be the louder one, indicating they are very close in sound. Furthermore, I do not hear any obvious tonal or other differences. Only if I were interested in trying to make a definitive determination would I bother with level matching, and that was not my intention last night. So thank you for your concern, but I know very well how to avoid being fooled by simple level differences. -- ncarver ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ncarver's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15905 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82067 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
