I finally decided to connect my transporter's balanced outs directly to my Linn Artikulat Aktiv powered speakers. I think it sounded great regardless of the fact that I used the digital volume to control the volume for the speakers. I never had to go much lower than -25db and if I did, it would be such a background level that sound quality would not be important. I was easily able to get to -15 to -10db when listening. If it could sound much better, I don't think I was missing much. If someone is debating this setup, I'd probably simply try it first before spending time and effort on some analog attenuation inline. My pre-amp does give me the ability to attach other sources to the speakers with minimal sound degradation, but I think the TP direct would be a perfectly acceptable solution if I didn't want the flexibility of other non-digital sources.
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