So it must be my turn now to make a thread since blacksabbath25 already have made one *biggrin*.
I am using a Rothwell attenuator -10db for my Marntz CD5005, cd output is about 2 volt and that's way beyond what cd input on my amp need, is designet for, meaning i already at 10'o clock reach max volume an beyond that distortion, an attenuator makes the range much wider from low to max volume and should also make noise levels ,distortion a bit lower
http://www.decibelhifi.com.au/rothwell-in-line-rca-audio-attenuators-pair/
Heres a review where the reviewer actually notices a (big) difference,didn't expect that (compared to the first link where there was no difference using or not using the attenuators except for volume and mabye distortion that i noticed using them)
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0803/rothwell.htm
Was thinking why should my sound from my pc sound better(different) then my cdplayer (dragonfly vs the internal cs4398 dac, the same used in my amp/cdplayer and different interconnect) i use tidal hifi and never play anything then original cd's, no burned cd's in mp3 quality, i can buy cd's that have a dvd as a bonus that isn't available on tidal hifi,also some cd's are not yet on tidal hifi, some of them have bonus tracks and last but not least i can play my old cd's the normal ones,the greatest ones,.compilations or just se,le versions made in gold with no remastered sound just ripped from the master tapes
If i want the same sound quality from my pc/cdplayer i need to conect both to a dac and use interconnects from the same brand and models (one would be digital and the other analog or both digital, coaxial and optical)
I could use my internal dac in my amp for my pc and either that or just analog out of my cdplayer, it won't make a huge difference if i use analog or digital out of my cdplayer as long as interconnects are the same brand and model (since both dac's in the amp/cdpalyer is the same). Right?
How about jitter, there is a jitter filter in a audioquest dragonfly and most people say the signal out of a pc is not perfect (jitter), that's why there is something like the audioquest jitterbug
How about the gain,output from the cdplayer, it makes the sound from my cdplayer really loud at 10'o clock (without an attenuator) and i like the wider range from low to max with the attenuator that makes music sound less distorted
I am using a Rothwell attenuator -10db for my Marntz CD5005, cd output is about 2 volt and that's way beyond what cd input on my amp need, is designet for, meaning i already at 10'o clock reach max volume an beyond that distortion, an attenuator makes the range much wider from low to max volume and should also make noise levels ,distortion a bit lower
http://www.decibelhifi.com.au/rothwell-in-line-rca-audio-attenuators-pair/
Heres a review where the reviewer actually notices a (big) difference,didn't expect that (compared to the first link where there was no difference using or not using the attenuators except for volume and mabye distortion that i noticed using them)
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0803/rothwell.htm
Was thinking why should my sound from my pc sound better(different) then my cdplayer (dragonfly vs the internal cs4398 dac, the same used in my amp/cdplayer and different interconnect) i use tidal hifi and never play anything then original cd's, no burned cd's in mp3 quality, i can buy cd's that have a dvd as a bonus that isn't available on tidal hifi,also some cd's are not yet on tidal hifi, some of them have bonus tracks and last but not least i can play my old cd's the normal ones,the greatest ones,.compilations or just se,le versions made in gold with no remastered sound just ripped from the master tapes
If i want the same sound quality from my pc/cdplayer i need to conect both to a dac and use interconnects from the same brand and models (one would be digital and the other analog or both digital, coaxial and optical)
I could use my internal dac in my amp for my pc and either that or just analog out of my cdplayer, it won't make a huge difference if i use analog or digital out of my cdplayer as long as interconnects are the same brand and model (since both dac's in the amp/cdpalyer is the same). Right?
How about jitter, there is a jitter filter in a audioquest dragonfly and most people say the signal out of a pc is not perfect (jitter), that's why there is something like the audioquest jitterbug
How about the gain,output from the cdplayer, it makes the sound from my cdplayer really loud at 10'o clock (without an attenuator) and i like the wider range from low to max with the attenuator that makes music sound less distorted