Here's a link to Audio Circle and a post by Wayne regarding how the SB2
handles the digital volume in comparison to other high end audiophile
electronics.
Jim
SB2 rocks! :-)
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?p=188459#188459
--
Jim Holtz
(very) simply put the squeezebox's volume control works by loosing bits
- the lower the volume the less bits used - as the dac is 24 bit there
is a bit of leeway but you'll be losing low level detail below a
certain threshold. if you are after ultimate fidelity then you should
use your amps
again very basicly.
a digital audio signal is basicly a number between 0 and 65535 the
higher the number the louder the sound. in order to attenuate the
volume this number must be reduced. if you have a signal of say 3
which is represented as: 0011 in binary
and you attenuate it by, say, a
