timequest;426474 Wrote:
> 63? Setting the player's Preamp Volume Control to 63 will mute the
> analog outputs? I'll try it, but why 63?
It's the max attenuation you can set. The range for that setting is
0-63.
Presumably it's an 8-bit variable.
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Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path
agentsmith;424273 Wrote:
> Actually, yes. There was an extremely biased and carelessly written
> review from audioenz.com, highlighting only on how operating the
> Transporter is as difficult as learning a new instrument, and that it
> sounds good, but a Airport express+DAC is just as good for l
duke43j;426351 Wrote:
> I've been looking into passive preamps on the web. They sound
> interesting because they should ideally have no noise or distortion. The
> biggest issue is the input and output impedance, and how well it matches
> up with the source and power amp. Based on some of the arti
I have tried a variety of passive and active preamps (too dang many
really), and if you can get it right, the passive approach provides the
best result in my experience. Assuming you've already achieved a good
match between speakers and power amp: Make sure the power amp has an
input impedance th
I have been using a Creek OBH-12 remote passive attenuator for over 10
years. This discontinued component has to be 1 of the cheaper passives
at under $300 new. Before owning this I owned, auditioned, demoed, and
borrowed many preamps. They all imposed themselves, in some fashion, on
the resultant
Phil Leigh;426272 Wrote:
> Under Settings - Player - Audio do you have a "Preamp Volume Control"? -
> if so, set it to 63.
63? Setting the player's Preamp Volume Control to 63 will mute the
analog outputs? I'll try it, but why 63?
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ermm...may be worth a quick look?
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37811
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Thanks Phil. That was pretty much the impression I was getting from
reading through dozens of web pages. But the idea of a passive preamp
sounded so good I was hoping that they were just nit picking. I got the
idea of a passive pre when I connected my DAC directly to my power amp.
The biggest diff
You should hear zero difference with Duet being powered by external
linear PS. The Duet itself has additional switching PS inside based on
the 9V DC input.
I tried powering the Duet with AA batts. using a batt. holder via the
DC input jack, there is no difference in sound at all.
I've a TacT 2.
ismarketing;426369 Wrote:
> I'm new to the SB, but the Dacmagic made a very nice improvement in the
> sound of my office Roku Soundbridge. Much more relaxed, better
> soundstage, and more natural sounding midrange. $400 in the US.
>
> So you guys think the Boulder Cable PSU or Channel Islands
duke43j;426351 Wrote:
> I've been looking into passive preamps on the web. They sound
> interesting because they should ideally have no noise or distortion. The
> biggest issue is the input and output impedance, and how well it matches
> up with the source and power amp. Based on some of the arti
Does it only happen on certain songs?
I had a very bad distortion problem before and it turned out to have
something to with the tags on replay gain. I turned "Volume
Adjustment/Replay Gain" OFF and everything was OK.
Not sure if this is the same problem, but worth a try I guess.
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agentsmi
Try and Trends 10.1 amp, a pair of Silverline Minuets (both used on
Audiogon), Kimber Timbre cables, and anticable speaker cables.
I have this in my bedroom and the sound is wonderful. A big step up on
the amp is the new Virtue Audio One. Not much more money for much
better,bigger sound.
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I'm new to the SB, but the Dacmagic made a very nice improvement in the
sound of my office Roku Soundbridge. Much more relaxed, better
soundstage, and more natural sounding midrange. $400 in the US.
So you guys think the Boulder Cable PSU or Channel Islands PSU's are
wastes if you are using the
Phil Leigh;426272 Wrote:
> Under Settings - Player - Audio do you have a "Preamp Volume Control"? -
> if so, set it to 63.
Hi Phil,
Would you explain this one a little more? When I look at the
description for "Preamp Volume Control" is says it applies only to the
analog outs. Like the OP, I am
I've been looking into passive preamps on the web. They sound
interesting because they should ideally have no noise or distortion. The
biggest issue is the input and output impedance, and how well it matches
up with the source and power amp. Based on some of the articles, it
seems they can be fuss
I have not tried to connect directly to the speakers and in hindsight
probably should have held off on the pre amp unitl I tried it. I have
not seen the Snaders amp before but in reading about it it sounds like a
much updated version of the mid seventies GAS amps. Very high slew rate
and lots of p
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