[slim] Suggestion: Volumen control bigger dB span

2008-11-03 Thread finnbrodersen
Hi Running SBR (firmware 48), SBC (7.2 r3191), SC (7.2.1 r?) Would like the lowest volumen to be lower, the jump from "0=mute" to "1=lowest volumen setting" is to big for my taste. I do not know the dB span of the volumen control now. Would like an increse the volumen span to some more dB. Th

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volumen control bigger dB span

2008-12-10 Thread Landhoff
Hi I have exactly the same experiense - hence problem with my SB3 Classic. I bought a second hand Mission Cyrus XPA to drive my speakers with the feed from the SB's anlogue output. This move was to keep it simple and get rid of my NAD surround receiver with a number of analoque "ports" I basically

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volumen control bigger dB span

2008-12-10 Thread peterw
See this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55863 Volume is set by Squeezecenter, and you can change the range by editing Slim/Player/Squeezebox2.pm (if you're running the .PL version as on Mac/Linux, rather than the Windows .EXE). The current range is ~50 dB, and it looks lik

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volumen control bigger dB span

2008-12-10 Thread DaveWr
Hi, Just to let you know if you start using very low volume levels on the analogue out of SB then it won't be very hifi. The volume is reduced by shifting bits in the digital domain. Whilst the SB3 has a 24 bit DAC - it should be OK til you get to 16 bits left, volumes lower than that will be t

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volumen control bigger dB span

2008-12-10 Thread Mnyb
Most elegant solution is to use analog attenuators before the amp. Then you can use most of the volume range in the SB and get lower noise floor to. A resonable level of attentuation is so that full volume on the SB is as loud as you reasonable want to go (just a tad under clipping the power amp

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volumen control bigger dB span

2008-12-11 Thread mooblie
Make sure you're using SC 7.3 - it has a different volume characteristic from SC 7.2.1 - with finer steps at the lower end for the analogue output from SB2/3. -- mooblie Martin at 'HeadSpin' (http://www.headspin.plus.com)

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volumen control bigger dB span

2008-12-11 Thread finnbrodersen
mooblie;368836 Wrote: > Make sure you're using SC 7.3 - it has a different volume characteristic > from SC 7.2.1 - with finer steps at the lower end for the analogue > output from SB2/3. Hi Thanks for answers, I use Duet 7.2.1 on Windows. I will wait for SC 7.3.x (when it is released) before "

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volumen control bigger dB span

2008-12-17 Thread Landhoff
Hmm - this is above my knowldge i'm afraid. For instance I don't understand how the SC - i.e. 7.3 - can influence the characteristics of the physical interfaces on the feeder (my SB3) and the power amp?! As said I'm using the SB3 together with a Mission Cyrus XPA power amp with the following data

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volumen control bigger dB span

2008-12-17 Thread Landhoff
I guess I was just en lighted by reading the info-text for the various settings in SC. I run SC 7.2 - 2244 and in "Settings/Player/Sound/Sound level for pre-amp" (or something like that, my text is in Danish - not sure exactly how it is translated) you can actually specify an attenuation level i d