celo wrote: > 1-Should I use active or passive preamp between the Touch and my TPA3116 > board amp (it has no volume)?
Why would you need a preamp? > 2-Should I add volume pot to my board (or use fully finished/assembled > TPA3116 with volume) and directly connect my Touch to my amp via analog? A standard pot probably has more non-linearity than anything else in your system (speakers not included). > 3-I used to have Schitt Bifrost DAC going between my Touch and amp and I > liked it but do not know if it was THAT better than Touch's analog. > Should I add a DAC again? Yes, if it makes you feel better or if you like the way it colours the sound. > 4- If I add a DAC and/or directly connecting the Touch to the preamp or > amp, should I set the Touch's volume to 100% fixed and use preamp/amp's > volume pot? Only if it is easier to use the preamp/amp remote control than to use the Touch one. > 5-Should I buy a DAC with digital volume to connect it to the Touch? See answer to 3. > Is using volume via Touch/Software better/worse than using DAC's digital > volume? Depends on how good/bad the volume control on your DAC is. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105611 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
