cdp to amp

I tried using my Phillips CDP Direct and found there was lack of Vol. Gain.I did not eleviste the problem tll I bought a used FT Audio LW-1.Even with that on some CD's there was not enough Vol..

There are a few different specs that must be taken into consideration.Spkr.efficiency,Impedence matching,Input\Output Sensitivity,Cable Capacitance to name a few.

The CARY is suppose to have a better Digital Vol. Control than other players.The experience I had was further improved when I added a modified ART DAC leaving the output resistors with a 7v value in place.Because of my amp I should have lowerd it to between 4v-6v because I do not even get to 10 o'clock before the db's are to much for normal listening.

Lucily my speaker driver's can handle up to 300w and my amp only puts out 125w.If a child were to walk over and play with the vol. setting I might very well blow my driver's and my mind!

Just a thought

Placette's are some of the best Passives of what I have read.The person must take into consideration what he has in his system to make it work optimally to get the bast results.
There can be a slight loss in dynamics ,but the gains in transparency far outweigh the losses.
Like I stated the system as a whole have to taken into consideration,but I would much rather go with a Passive than CD Direct in any case.The Digital Vol. Controller's are not as good as standard Pots.