seanadams;164681 Wrote: > You _ALWAYS_ lose SNR and dynamic range. The "you still have all the > bits" concept is completely flawed. > > You MUST match your source to your amp using analog attenuation. You > can use 1) the gain controls on your amp 2) a preamp or 3) a RCA > in-line attenuator or 4) Transporter's built-in jumpers. > > Use the digital volume for day-to-day adjustment within your normal > listening range, not to compensate for a badly matched system. > > This has been discussed many times here, but I won't refer you to our > archives as there have been far too many people still getting it wrong. > Instead, here's a detailed and correct explanation from Lavry (login > needed): > > http://lavryengineering.com/lavry_forum/login.php?redirect=viewtopic.php&t=76 > > If you don't "believe" the theory (which many people don't for some > reason) here is a simple test which one customer did which gives the > expected results. Note that he is using older software which shows the > volume range as 0-40. In the current software it is 0-100. > > http://mysite.verizon.net/forumwebspace/RightMark/Test%20Reports/Volume.htm
Sean, As an example, could you explain to us how to best use the jumpers in the Transporter and the volume range of 0-100 to properly match source to amp. That would be very helpful. If you have an SB3 and Benchmark Dac1, you can use the Benchmark's internal jumpers to match the source to amp also (I think!!) Thanks, Bill -- mr_bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mr_bill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6737 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30916 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
