CFP;174842 Wrote: > Well yeah if the track was mastered with clipping in it, gaining it down > wouldn't do anything. However what is the differential in power between > a "quiet" track and a "loud" track played at the same perceived SPL with > respect to the amplifier?
If I understand your question, you're asking what's the difference for amp clipping between playing a file with the digital volume turned down, versus one with the digital volume at max but the integrated amp volume down, such that the SPL levels are the same? I think the answer is there is no difference - the SPL is more or less directly related to the amp's power output, which is what determines if it clips (at least here where the frequency content of the two signals in question is identical). You'll probably get better signal/noise with the digital volume at max, and as I said above it's possible the DAC will handle digital clipping better with the digital volume turned down, but for amp clipping I don't see why there should be any difference. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32131 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
