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IC's gain dependent?

I have been auditioning a number of IC's of late. There is one in particular that I like a good deal but when I use this IC, it requires the application of a good deal more gain to achieve the same volume level as another (all else except the cable exchange being equal). This may be a dumb question, but does anyone have an idea why this would occur?
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marakanetz
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40000 Ohms are too extreame!!!
But the audiable level difference to the tens of kOhms load might start in range of high tens of Ohms or low-hundreds Ohms depending on input impedance of amplifier or next component which still too much. Even digital interconnect is rated 75Ohms.
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