S2K;534409 Wrote: > I have connected my TP directly to my Classe power amp using balanced > leads. Use it as a dac/pre-amp for other devices as well. There are two > problems with this setup. depending on the recording I can't turn the > volume down as much as I would like. At -49,5 db the music is still > marginally too loud in some situations (background music during > dinner). At the other end at 0 db the TP can't drive my amp to it's > full potential. > > Reply gain solves the first problem, the second is not really a > problem. At 0 db it's still loud as hell. Both certainly are not enough > to make me buy a dedicated (4 figure) pre-amp any time soon. > > > Edit: Before any ones attempt to say something about it... > No, I don't mind losing resolution when music is playing in the > background :-)
I was going to ask why -49.5dB is the lowest you can go to? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76483 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
