On 03/05/10 00:39, mswlogo wrote: > > In the correction I said your not actually getting more dynamic range > but your better fitting the data to the window of dynamic range you > have by letting it clip a little.
Yes, so you're actually *reducing* dynamic range. > If folks are using "The Knob" I highly doubt many use it from strickly > at the top end. They either think it is safe to use for like 30dB or > not. I swing my analog easily 30dB and if folks do that digitally they > are killing the quality of the audio. Then folks jumped in saying you > won't hear the loss at low levels (B.S.). Granted there might be VERY > few that have matched there analog gain such that they stay in the top > 10dB (digitally). But I suspect that is extremely rare. I think you'd be surprised - it's actually a well-known and understood issue. There are a couple of pages on the Slim Devices wiki: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Connect_To_PowerAmp http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Digital_Volume_Control_and_SNR and a set of test results someone performed: http://mysite.verizon.net/forumwebspace/RightMark/Test%20Reports/Volume.htm R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
