The tuner has the higher output. Generally the volume knob is between six- and seven o'clock when I am listening to it. With the DAC, I am at 9 o'clock and beyond.
Matching preamp inputs.
I run a Rotel 940 AX tuner and a Bel Canto DAC-1 into my Cary SLP-98 preamp. When I am listening to the tuner I have difficulty with fine adjustment of the volume. Microscopic turns of the control produce large changes in volume. I have no such difficulty with the DAC. It would seem that the solution would be:
1) Get a tuner that is better matched to the preamp.
2) Attenuate the tuner output using a passive preamp or some sort of in-line attenuator.
I don't want to go option 1 because I live in an area with really bad reception and I don't want to spend a lot of money just for listening to the news on NPR. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get better control of the tuner volume with a minimum of expense?
Thanks.
1) Get a tuner that is better matched to the preamp.
2) Attenuate the tuner output using a passive preamp or some sort of in-line attenuator.
I don't want to go option 1 because I live in an area with really bad reception and I don't want to spend a lot of money just for listening to the news on NPR. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get better control of the tuner volume with a minimum of expense?
Thanks.