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Why don't DACs have digital volume controls?

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12/9/10 at 3:40pm
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I found this http://www.community.genelec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=162

 

I know that normally digital volume should be at max, but apparently genelec has a working solution for controlling the volume digitally with computer.

Is it simply just expensive to make a dac with the same function?

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12/9/10 at 7:08pm

 

Originally Posted by heikkinen111 View Post

 

I know that normally digital volume should be at max


I'm afraid it's an audiophile urban myth, just like EQ being a big no-no(when ppl actually listen to highly resonant headphones cups). Genelec know a thing or two about Pro Audio.

 

48/64bit digital attenuation will always sound better than a crappy analog pot. It's all explained in this link how nasty analog volume pots really are: http://diyaudio.co.kr/wwwboard1/data/board1/compare.pdf

 

and non-stepped pots are far worse.


Edited by leeperry - 12/9/10 at 7:39pm
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