pablolie wrote: > I am just using digital inputs on the DAC2HGC, one comes from the TV, > the other from the SB Touch. The Becnhmark indeed acts as both a DAC and > a preamp, and feeds into the NAD M22 power amp. The DAC2 also has > internal an internal attenuator, which I set to -20db. That allows me to > keep the Benchmark volume set around the 11am mark. > > I keep the Benchmark around that 11am volume mark for the following > reasons: > > * It is recommended by Benchmark for optimal sound quality. > * Higher than that the (fixed) Toslink output from the TV is LOUD. given > my config I like to match things a bit. > * It allows me to control the volume for music -which really is my > utmost priority- with the Touch, from the 30s (nice mellow alarm volume > in the morning) up to typically 80-something for immersed listening > (good volume, not too loud), depending on the sound engineer's loudness > choice. > > Thanks gents!
I should note the following about the Benchmark DAC2 - the digital system never passes any analog volume control: ".. The DAC2 combines active analog gain control, passive low-impedance attenuators, a 32-bit digital gain control, and a servo-driven volume control. All inputs are controlled by the rotary volume control. This volume control moves in response to commands from the remote control. Analog inputs are never converted to digital, and digital inputs never pass through an analog potentiometer. Digital inputs are precisely controlled in the 32-bit DSP system. The DSP system preserves precise L/R balance, and precise stereo imaging, while avoiding any source of noise and distortion. .." ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111714 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
