Low gain dac!


I am contemplating buying a new dac, the dac I have today has 4.3v output on both balanced and RCA, which makes me only use a small turn on the volume knob on my pre amp, which is a high gain design, volume starts at 6 o’clock and too loud at 8-9!
Any input is appreciated, ladde dac’s or more conventional dac’s doesn’t matter, both designs have my interest.
My system:
Primare Dac30
Supratek Cabernet pre
Belles SA 30 power amp
Graham Audio LS 5/9

Thanks!
gryphongryph
Thanks for everyone replying I this thread, even the grumpy ones that Supratek has very high gain

Oh, ok!

You would have read the 6 moons review and others, before, during, and after your Supratek purchase, where it states that.

The "grumpy ones" don’t mind giving the correct answers when asked from those that ask questions as the title of a thread, that why they are here.

I look forward to giving you some more correct technical help.

Cheers George
OP,
You have made it abundantly clear that the addition of the Supratek improves the sound quality of your Audio system. Other alternatives you have tried were not as satisfying in your opinion. So you’re keeping the high gain Supratek. I understand that rationale. After all you wrote "it sounds bloody fantastic".

At this juncture since the Supratek is staying put, I do believe that acquiring a DAC with a lower output voltage (Probably 1.5 volt or less). I agree it would be nice if more amplifiers and preamplifiers had variable gain adjustment.
Charles


Don’t think I was talking to you.
But yes OP, just responding to your little digging slur. Just go with Charles he’ll give all the "correct" none technical answers
George,
 Sometimes you make no sense. OP has freely acknowledged he has too much system gain. He wants to address it by finding a suitable DAC with less output voltage.  This makes sense and is a reasonable solution. 

You like to frequently tout your tech expertise,  ok fine. Why so blatantly ignore his documenting  his'very' positive listening impressions with the Supratek?  You brush that aside because this result (Good sound, we are discussing audio) doesn't mesh with your version of tech dogma.

OP couldn't make it more clear that his audio system sounds better with the Supratek in the signal path. 
Charles 


Less source voltage will = even more hum/noise.
Inline attenuators to reduce the massive gain he has already will give impedance mismatch problems and more hum/noise.
Throwing a good dac aside for one with "at least" half if not less output to rectify this problem, is a sideways band aid fix with other problems that I've outlined.
As I said the amp with 0.7v for full output is the problem if the Supratek is to be kept

If you didn't know.