signal chain

Hi everyone, wish you guys are doing great. Setup: I use a topping E30 serial number 2012733085 plugged into my Windows 10 laptop via usb, using the latest topping drivers, version 5.20.0. My settings are the following: 32 bits, 512 samples, safe mode turned on. Issue: I noticed that very...

When I connect a channel strip into an interface which LEDs are known to be less than perfectly precise, what is the "best" way to detect that signal is getting distorted? I would imagine passing a sine wave of some sort, but how exactly / using which software?

Hi there, I'm an ASR newbie who could really use a hand with optimizing the signal chain/levels for my passive loudspeaker set up. The parts I'm working with are: SMSL m200 DAC Khadas Tone Board Alva Solo Phono Preamp vintage tape deck flat screen with optical/coax/RCA out Rolls ss412...