sbn;131670 Wrote: > > I've also read another thread where somebody's saying that the normal > volume control of the SB won't affect CD audio sound quality - becuse > the signal is 16 bit, the DAC uses 24 bit and therefore it can use the > least significant 8 bits for extra room so it doesnt have to throw away > data when lowering the volume...
Saying 'it won't affect it' seems wrong. For example if you're playing an HDCD through SB, and have an HDCD decoding DAC- the indicator light on the DAC will go off if you go below max. Same goes for DTS passthrough. I think the guy who liked the volume lower was using a receiver and the signal was clipping at the input stage. Like Pat said, if your speakers and amp are well matched you shouldn't need a ton of attenuation- so you can prob get away with it and use the digital volume plus preamp attenuation safely and without a huge loss in quality. What you need to avoid is having digital attenuation be the sole gatekeeper of 500 Watts- with 98dB Lowthers hooked to it. At that point you'd be listening around 1/5 of full volume, and that may be low enough to audibly affect the signal. -- Skunk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26783 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
