Obviously I'm not Sean, but what he's saying is that you should ALWAYS have either a conventional preamp (with some form of active or passive volume control in it, that is NOT turned up to 10/10) or signal attenuators (resistors) between "SB" style devices whose level controls are implemented purely through software and a power amp - to avoid a software glitch or human error unexpectedly sending a FULL line level signal into your power amp and possibly driving your speakers (and amp sometimes) to destruction.
The pre-amp/attenuators will stop the full-strength (0dB) line signal from the "SB" from getting to your power amp/speakers. It's exactly the same as only being able to turn the volume up to say 9 out of 10... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50398 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
