slackman
100+ Head-Fier
What may be at play here is that there's a difference in output impedance of the D2 DAC once you go below volume 82 (resistor kicks in on output at volume setting 81 which changes the output impedance).Hello all,
I have some questions on getting the best sound from my Anedio D2 Dac. I am using it in a speaker system. My setup was the D2 balanced outputs directly into the balanced inputs of a Primare A30.2 amplifier into Buchardt S300 speakers. I was using the volume control directly from the Anedio but the levels are usually under 50. I have heard there are issues with digital attenuation of this amount but that seems contested. Anyhow, the sound seemed a bit more impactful and less rolled off in the highs when I put the volume to 99 on the Anedio and passed the signal through a passive preamplifier before the amp. What are the factors at play here? What are the specs I should be looking at like input/output impedance etc that could be relevant to my investigation? I would like to avoid the preamp stage all together and am wondering if there is a way to go about that without loss of SQ.
Depending on the input impedance of your amp this can potentially roll off highs.