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I do not know about the design details of the C421, but in general low gain is technically better (even if it is not necessarily audible) if the amplifier does not have stability issues. However, people tend to hear high gain as "better" simply because it is louder, and accurately matching the volume is difficult without measurements; it takes less than 1 dB of increase in loudness to "improve" the perceived sound quality.
Originally Posted by Raines /img/forum/go_quote.gif
One question... is best to put the gain in HIGH or LOW? for the same volume it seems the HIGH has better SQ
I do not know about the design details of the C421, but in general low gain is technically better (even if it is not necessarily audible) if the amplifier does not have stability issues. However, people tend to hear high gain as "better" simply because it is louder, and accurately matching the volume is difficult without measurements; it takes less than 1 dB of increase in loudness to "improve" the perceived sound quality.