Can I connect DAC directly to amp?

This thread gave me the idea of trying to connect my computer/DAC directly to my power amp and use the volume control in Amarra. It worked and sounded great. I don't see why doing volume control in the digital domain should degrade sound if it's done at a high enough bit depth. It kind of made me nervous though, and I won't be doing it on a regular basis, as one slip of the volume control or an accidental reset to maximum and it could be all over for the speakers.

get a good passive with steps for volume volumes on DAC are not that good.

http://www.goldpt.com/sa2.html

a good passive is a transformer-based passive, not resistors.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

are there transformer based that don't break the bank?

If $1500 breaks the bank, then no. Its the transformer quality that makes it great.

They have kits if you can solder. See the links I posted.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio