Thank you. I did catch that, so I understand the factual difference between the two, but I still fail to understand why
@Burson B left out a fixed dac out in favor of the variable dac out (which, btw, has a 25 ohm impedance making it an automatic impedance mismatch with just about anything you’d hook it up to). I’m sure there’s an explanation, but it eludes me and, from my perspective, the conspicuous absence of a fixed out makes it an unnecessarily and unfortunately inelegant kludge to incorporate into a full-blown, living room stereo system (as opposed to a desktop). I have to use the pre-out to get enough volume out of my speakers, and, perforce, I have to unplug the headphones too (something I’ve never been in the habit of doing). It works, but it’s clumsy to say the least. I was hoping someone had a better idea.
Thanks again.
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