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In Reply to: Re: Winamp Asio volume question posted by Presto on February 5, 2007 at 10:20:29:
Or, use a really good multi-channel preamp.Or, use a single high quality passive attenuator, and split the output three ways (may have to watch out for impedance though)?
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Hey C,Or, use a single high quality passive attenuator, and split the output three ways (may have to watch out for impedance though)?
How are you pulling that off? WOuldn't I need 3 attenuators since there are 3 different crossod over signals coming out of the PC??
Well, you could have several passive attenuators ganged together. That's essentially what a passive m-ch preamp does.And there are balanced m-ch preamps around - the EMM is an obvious candidate if you haven't checked it out before.
C,I guess you really do believe that that money spent on getting the full bits by buying a pre would get better sound vs. putting toward better amps or speakers. $5k us could by some really good speakers or amps.
I'll start by seeing if I can borrow a friends receiver, but I am really skeptical. But willing to see.
Thanks.
I'm probably the wrong person to ask, since I have 3 preamps in my system :-) (it's a long story, and yes i do use all 3, not at the same time though).But consider this - you said you are worried about single ended vs balanced. Well, you lose a maximum of 3-6 dynamic range going from balanced to single ended.
You lose a LOT more than that doing digital attenuation
It boils down to which compromise you are willing to make.
I am generally not a fan of connecting sources directly to power amps. Too much risk of an impedance mismatch.
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