Digital gain at 100% and preamp gain 30-50% is generally the ideal operating range but at 60-70 DB there should be no audible distortion in a properly configured system.
Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%?
My setup is:
A8 Eversolor DAC and streamer
McIntosh C12000 preamp
REL sub 810
Focal Sopra n1 speakers.
861 Moon amp
I keep my McIntosh preamp usually between 50-60% volume. Any higher would make the sound thin like.
For the Eversolo streamer (which I am enjoying quite a bit for the money), I keep between 75% -85% max gain. With older songs that are recorded at lower volume, I have it at 85%. But with songs that are recorded louders (mostly newer songs) it would cause some/slight clipping at that level so I to have lower the gain to about 75% max gain.
I saw that there was a max volume throughput option on the Eversolo, but when I try that I can’t really get the system as loud as I want it without clipping and distortion setting in early.
Is this normal for Audiophiles to keep the gain on the digital signal about 80%?
Wasn’t sure if this should go into digital forums or preamps since both are used here, so I posted here.
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I watch his videos, thanks. It seems to be that a -3db would be the way to avoid clipping. That's about 70% on the Eversolo volume I believe after asking Gemini AI. |
OP: You might want to revisit my previous post. According to these Eversolo 8 specifications - the XLR output is 4.2 volts. The RCA output is 2.1 volts. Hans says this difference in voltage may cause clipping, Cue up Hans’ video here - 8 min. 43 sec - 9 min. 29 sec. This is why RCA might be better than XLR for this particular issue. If using the RCA output remedies up the clipping issue, set the digital volume at 100% - as everybody suggests. |
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