musiklov3r;227002 Wrote: > Benchmark has a good wiki with regard to outputting digital audio from a > computer. On the following page they graph the distortion that iTunes > creates when the volume is less than 100%: > > http://extra.benchmarkmedia.com/wiki/index.php/ITunes_Distortion_Measurements > > I do not know how the SB3 handles digital volume adjustments and > whether it suffers from the same problems as iTunes. > > If the external DAC that you mention has a volume control, it may > alleviate the issue with iTunes. > > Hope this helps, > > Will
hmmm - apparently this distortion is -120dB down... personally I'd rather live with that than the peculiarities of an analogue pot or switched resistor ladder. Can your system or ears resolve -120dB? - I'm not sure mine can... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38372 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
