Things are a bit more complicated. With analog systems, you generally want to keep the voltage as high as you can for as much of the circuit as you can. Hence the suggestion to only use the preamp volume control.
But with high-quality equipment and cables, the signal-to-noise ratio means we can do quite a bit of attenuating before we need to worry about the noise. That amount's about 30dB. Hence the suggestion that you can drop 30dB using the digital volume control without impact. In fact, with 16-bit audio sources (will the SB accept any 24-bit formats?) You can only drop 24dB before you start losing information. And the SB volume control likely offers you better control at low volumes that your preamp volume control. I'd suggest you use your preamp volume control (with the SB set at 100) to set your max desired volume for the listening session, then use the SB volume control to make adjustments during the session. You probably very rarely need more than a 24dB range in any given situation. -- rjplummer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rjplummer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8192 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28834 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
