GrandNagus50
100+ Head-Fier
I actually now have two usb dongle DACs, an older Audioengine D3 and also a Dragonfly Red, which I got for use with my iphone (the D3 requires too much power for the phone). I can and do use either of them with my laptop. I have a Cavalli Liquid Carbon amp and I do not have a "regular sized" DAC matched with it, so I just use either dongle as the DAC. It seems to work, but I wonder about the volume level settings. The dongles include both DAC and amp circuitry, so what about the amp part? Where do I optimally set the volume for the DAC? Does it matter? I have read that I should set the DAC at full volume. True, or not? ? I wonder if there is some acoustic scientific basis for dealing with this admittedly small issue, or is it just trial and error?
Doug Greenberg, Berkeley, CA
Doug Greenberg, Berkeley, CA