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Grokit, thanks for the reply. Sounds like you're using the D1 more as a DAC than a DAC/Pre-amp. I say that because you mention direct mode or attenuating the signal. Are you connecting the D1 into a HT receiver or integrated amplifier? I would like to connect the D1 directly into a power amp and use the D1 volume control to regulate the output.
Things I'm worried about are
1. Power output directly into the amp. Does it have enough gain?
2. Noise level?
Is anyone here using the D1 directly into a power amplifier?
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You're welcome, TC44. Actually, I use it mostly as a pre-amp, and will use it almost exclusively as a pre-amp/DAC if my EF5/HE5 ever gets here. I have another DAC in the system that I like at least as much as the D1, a 16-bit Fubar I/O with stand-alone PSU.
I connect to an all-digital 7.1 H/T receiver with the tube out (mostly run in 2.1 bi-amped mode with lossless), which warms up the digital sound of my receiver nicely. The tube out has too much gain for some amp/receivers in direct mode, which is why you can bypass it, for attenuation.
There is no noise at all in either direct or attenuated mode, but it can overload some circuits and clip sometimes in direct mode, particularly if you power it up cold and blast the wrong recording through it.
The D1 would work great with a power amp, just use the attenuated mode for a single volume control, very desirable.
I would say that I am most satisfied with my D1 as a preamp first, a DAC second, and a headphone amp third, which matches up just right with my priorities