Definately the preamp. I have a Duet going to a DAC, going to a preamp. Both my preamp and DAC have significantly better volume attenuation/control than the one in the DAC (either via digital out or analog out). For convenience (background music), do whatever is more convenient.
Volume Control thru Duet remote or Preamp remote?
I have a Logitech Duet connected to a DAC to a preamp. Should I turn up the volume on the Duet to maximum and control the volume through the preamp remote or just control the volume through the Duet remote. I am asking because I have heard some people say that if you use the Duet remote you drop bits. That argument doesnt make sense to me.
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Just a followup: it might be possible to convert streams to 24-bit in SqueezeCenter. Then you have 48dB of volume to play with before losing resolution becomes an issue. http://www.alekz.net/archives/86/comment-page-1 I'm not going to worry about it, since I never use the controller volume for serious listening. |
If you're connecting to a DAC, the only way to reduce the volume from the Squeezebox Controller (SC) is to rescale the digital word values seen by the DAC. You lose 1 bit of resolution for approximately every 6dB of volume reduction. You might not notice a difference for only a few bits, but I haven't tested this theory. |