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Newbie, need advice.

I have a old school Bench mark DAC1.I recently bought a Luxman CL-38uC Pre Amp and it says be aware that the maximum input level at the balance input is 2.5 V and therefore sound signals may be distorted if a device with larger output level is connected. I look up the spec sheet on the Benchmark Dac 1 and it did not see the spec for the output voltage, unless i misread it. Can anyone pitch in on this and let me know if i can use balance input cables from DAC to PRE-AMP?

Thank You 
Jorica
jorica
mesch
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Yes the overabundance of gain is problematic with many digital sources. Any voltage over 2V seems not to be needed.

Many preamps (stand alone or within integrateds) provide more gain than needed as well, a greater problem with digital sources. 
invalid
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Why in the world are they making such powerful outputs.               



Maybe to drive an amplifier directly without the use of a preamp.
mesch
3,394 posts
 
Most amplifiers don't need any more than 2 volts to drive them to full power. 
invalid
1,073 posts
 
Most but not all, my amplifier takes 2.5 volts, some take more than that.
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