Orpheus
Headphoneus Supremus
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Hi,
I think this is my first thread in many many many years.... but I've always remembered you guys to be super knowledgeable about such things so now that I have this situation, I know where to come!
So, I just bought my first TV, I think in nearly 15 years, about the time I stopped watching TV (seriously). But I've always had my music production equipment, including a set of very high-end monitor speakers. But these speakers are "powered" in that they only take a line-in and there is no control of volume through the speakers. The problem is that my TV and cable box have line-outs but are not volume controlled. Plus, the TV's is a mini jack. I doubt either have good quality audio through those jacks. But, they both do have optical audio outs.
So, I have a couple choices:
1. AV Receiver (but the amp'd speaker stuff is useless to me)
2. Analog Preamp
3. "Passive Preamp" (resistor-based volume control box)
4. DAC with volume control (or preamp with DAC)
I'm avoiding #2 and #3 cause they depend on what I assume to be low quality audio outs. #1 would be ideal, but they're really expensive for the good ones. So, I'm thinking #4, a decent DAC, but requires a volume control.
................. and so I need help:
I've spent a good amount of time googling and it's really hard to find "budget" DACs that state that they have a volume control of the line-outs. (Most manufacturer websites do not even mention this detail.) In fact, I haven't found any, at any $. But I am sure they exist.......
Head-Fi masters: do you guys know of a good DAC < $500 that has volume-control for the line-outs (even better, preferably "digital volume control" within the actual convertor)?
Thanks!
I think this is my first thread in many many many years.... but I've always remembered you guys to be super knowledgeable about such things so now that I have this situation, I know where to come!
So, I just bought my first TV, I think in nearly 15 years, about the time I stopped watching TV (seriously). But I've always had my music production equipment, including a set of very high-end monitor speakers. But these speakers are "powered" in that they only take a line-in and there is no control of volume through the speakers. The problem is that my TV and cable box have line-outs but are not volume controlled. Plus, the TV's is a mini jack. I doubt either have good quality audio through those jacks. But, they both do have optical audio outs.
So, I have a couple choices:
1. AV Receiver (but the amp'd speaker stuff is useless to me)
2. Analog Preamp
3. "Passive Preamp" (resistor-based volume control box)
4. DAC with volume control (or preamp with DAC)
I'm avoiding #2 and #3 cause they depend on what I assume to be low quality audio outs. #1 would be ideal, but they're really expensive for the good ones. So, I'm thinking #4, a decent DAC, but requires a volume control.
................. and so I need help:
I've spent a good amount of time googling and it's really hard to find "budget" DACs that state that they have a volume control of the line-outs. (Most manufacturer websites do not even mention this detail.) In fact, I haven't found any, at any $. But I am sure they exist.......
Head-Fi masters: do you guys know of a good DAC < $500 that has volume-control for the line-outs (even better, preferably "digital volume control" within the actual convertor)?
Thanks!