Thanks for the explanation cbemoore :) Just trying to get my brain to understand it now -
So in the SB/Porter the preamp increases and decreases volume before the DAC, the DAC then adds the same level of noise to what ever the signal (ah ha! hence suggestions of running SB on full to minimize the signal to noise ratio) So if we have an anenuator or hifi preamp on the analogue o/p of the SB the noise and signal go up and down together...Yes!! I think I've got it..... :D hopefully....? So I would guess the SNR of the normal SB when using its own preamp stage is not really noticable......? And of course The Porter Even Less :) -- Deaf Cat ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deaf Cat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=515 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25792 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
