cliveb <cliveb.7fz...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> writes: > rkrug wrote: >> >> Now I am confused - I thought the whole idea of the passive attenuation >> is to have the volume control of all units in the upper half / third >> and >> not in the lower third. > In the context of using digital volume control, the purpose of passive > attenuation in the analogue domain is so you can avoid applying a lot of > digital attenuation - which results in loss of resolution. > > As far as achieving passive attenuation, using a preamp's volume control > is pretty much the same as adding attenuators. They both achieve the > same result - delivering a reduced signal level to the power amp. And of > course a preamp volume control gives you greater control over the amount > of attenuation. That's why I said if you're using the preamp, there's > little point adding attenuators. Passive attenuators really come into > their own when you're driving a power amp directly from a digital source > and using digital volume control.
OK - I think I see what this is all about. So as my digital volume control is in the upper third, I shluld be fine. Thanks Rainer > > > > Transporter -> ATC SCM100A > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 > 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 -- Rainer M. Krug email: Rainer<at>krugs<dot>de PGP: 0x0F52F982
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