I'm new to digital audio, so pardon if this question sounds asinine. I'm assembling a 2-channel music system. A pair of Magnepan 1.7's are on order and I've purchased an Emotiva XPA-2 (500 w/ch @ 4 ohms--the Maggies are massively power hungry). By all accounts on this board and others, the Touch's DAC is decent enough that most people can't distinguish its output from a much more expensive dedicated DAC.
Since the Touch has a volume control I can't I need any additional gear for a decent hifi system. What I can't determine is whether the analog Touch outputs will drive the amp hard enough for use with very inefficient speakers like the Magnepan's. The book that came with the touch had no specification of the maximum voltage the Touch can output from the analog jacks. Is driving the XPA-2 with the Touch's analog outputs going to work? Emotiva also sells a relatively inexpensive digital pre-amp, but I can't see buying if I don't need it. Thanks for any advice. -- mraub1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mraub1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43441 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85096 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
