Gain does not equal volume control...

Because gain is actual voltage stage gain adjusted with by switching between two sets of resistors that set the gain. Atleast that's how it's done in 99% of headphone amplifiers out there. So increased gain increases heat and Power consumption irrelevant if it's 50ma or 100ma setting. And this...

Again they know and it's intentional, has been like that since dx200.

It is on purpose so that you don't clip the signal. Activation of EQ decreases volume by 6db so that if you put it to max it would still be 0dbfs and not clip. Basic protection of unit and headphones. Just raise the volume level.

Exactly why am such a fan of ess sabre pro chips. The also feature built in 4 to 1 summing for channels. By doing this not only is the output impedance greatly reduced, all the non linearities in the individual DAC channels also get summed out, results are extraordinary imo. Ps That es9038pro...

Almost, we have a single es9038pro in our dx240s. Actually really happy about going single chip instead of two, rather use single chip and give all the attention research and development that would have gone into making two of them play nice together into making it's analog output and PSU stages...

They actually have a 2023 release, yet to listen to it though.

Thanks, he's got some great compilations in there, mostly every track there is by someone else, he and another person did remaster and remix for most of them in these, the do sound different than originas. His solo work is worth checking out as well.

Nessa Barrett young forever Pvris Evergreen

Edit. Sorry forgot to add second album is Fknsyd taste.test