mps;538936 Wrote: > I have a Duet and a high-quality external DAC going into my preamp. My > kids use the SB Receiver volume control and are perfectly happy with > it. However, I always turn the SB volume up to 100 and use my preamp. > > A few times, I noticed the system isn't really sounding very good. > Invariably, it ends up being because I forgot to turn the Squeezebox > volume back up to 100, which very audibly corrected the problem > immediately. I can't assign this to listener bias because I didn't have > a clue that was the problem. > > It is certainly settled to me that the digital volume control on the SB > receiver degrades sound quality. However, I believe it is outputting 16 > bits, so it doesn't prove whether the digital volume control can be > used with 20/24 bits. My DAC literature claims 24 bit resolution, so > maybe it will work if I ever upgrade to a Touch.
All SqueezeBoxes are 24bit you don't need a touch to get to 24bit. It gives you 96Khz. -- mswlogo XP > Cat5 > Transporter/DuetController > SPDIF > Meridian G68 > DSP6000, DSP5500HC, DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF > Meridian DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > DuetReceiver > SPDIF > Meridian G91 > DSP5000 'My Transporter Setup' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=350741&postcount=45) 'Hitch Hikers Guide to Meridian' (http://www.meridianunplugged.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
