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Volume levels

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I find that I have to boost the volume levels more when I play records softly than when I listen to digital softly. I find that at low levels, records do not equal the intensity that low levels on digital do even if they emit the same number of decibels. I find that I’m forced to listen to analog more loudly to achieve the same measure of SQ.

How about you?

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bigtwin
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For me, be it LP or CD, listening at low levels has never been enjoyable.  I'm not suggesting LOUD, but every piece of music just pops and comes alive at a certain volume that is not achieved at low volume. IMHO

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lowrider57
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Typically, digital sources have higher output gain than that of a TT/phonostage. So when wired to a preamp, the TT's lower gain means you need to turn the volume control higher than digital sources.

hickamore
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@bigtwin +1
@lowrider57  +1

 

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lowrider57
5,417 posts
 

Yes, +1 @bigtwin 

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rvpiano OP
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I know digital output is generally higher than analog.  My point is that AT THE SAME VOLUME LEVEL I hear more detail in digital. And, at least on my analog system I get virtually no external noise, usually as quiet as digital.  
 I do acknowledge however that digital does have the potential for greater dynamic range.

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