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Yeah, sort of.
The DAC provide an analog line-out level, which you can then feed into your amplifier.
Your laptops volume control most likely work as well, as it operate on the digital level. Although you may want to keep it at 100% to not degrade the sound quality.
Originally Posted by hjf /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm currently using my laptop and the headphone out to my amp and headphones. If I use a DAC to hopefully improve the sound, is this like a line out from the laptop or is its volume control still operative? |
Yeah, sort of.
The DAC provide an analog line-out level, which you can then feed into your amplifier.
Your laptops volume control most likely work as well, as it operate on the digital level. Although you may want to keep it at 100% to not degrade the sound quality.