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RE: volume boost

In a properly set up system, there should be no need for digital gain, only attenuation. The maximum "reference" 0 dB level on any type of disc is slightly below the onset of digital clipping on CD, SACD, BD, etc. And, that 0 dB level is extremely high, usually uncomfortable, if not downright painful.

So, I do not know what is going on in your system. In my system using an Exasound e28 with JRiver, the volume control is done in the DAC but synchronized with JRiver. I have read outs on the DAC and from JRiver itself. Firstly, I have no big mismatch between BD and music media sources for the volume setting. They mostly always tend to be in the same range of about -5 to -15 dB depending on the recording and across all sources and disc types. My DAC is also connected directly to my amps.

In other words, there is plenty of volume on discs of all types that merely needs attenuation to a comfortable level in playback. No boosting should ever be required and digital playback systems invariably do no have any boost much beyond the standard 0 dB level.

You need to investigate your problem further to figure out what is going on. If you increase the volume by 20-50% for BD and it is still below the 0 dB reference at the DAC, you are fine. It is curious, however, why the comfortable level for music media should be so much lower. It is not for me.


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