> Qustion: _Why_ is the SB2 output level so high? Squeezebox1 was 3vpp and people complained it was too low.
Now it's 6vpp (~2v rms) which is in line with nearly all high-end equipment. Higher voltage == better SNR along the whole path. This isn't an "oops we made it too loud" - SB2 was deliberately designed (at significant added component cost) to have 2vrms levels. This $20,000 cd player, for example, is 2vrms: http://www.stereotimes.com/trans120699.shtm I don't get what the problem is. If the output were hot enough to clip anyone's receiver that would be an issue, but it's not - the only thing this would potentially clip is really cheap amplified speakers - even a $100 receiver will handle 2vrms. If you're going directly into a standalone DAC... well, the only reason you cat do that at all is because we have a volume control. Of course at full volume you're going to drive it to the max - the same would happen with a CD player. The ideal solution is to a) add a preamp b) open up the amp and tune its input pots (asuuming it has them) c) add in-line attenuators as suggested above. The internal volume control is not ideal for this, but sure we can tweak the software to adjust the range and make it work. -- seanadams _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
