NewBuyer;539701 Wrote: > Yes that's my experience as well :) - my favorite attenuators are the > Endler Shotgun Attenuators, which somehow sound significantly better > than all others I've tried. > > I'm now wondering: -If- within reasonable ranges it's kind of a wash > between active-analog vs. digital attenuation (as to which "harms" the > signal purity more), then mswlogo's point must be most relevant to > those who only use passive attenuation?
Well I think I've said all I have to say on this one! Digital attenuation is used extensively when creating CD's. Listen to a track slowly fade out and see what you think... I think 10dB of digital attenuation absolutely sounds fine. Others MMV. -- 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=77725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
