First Set of Speakers Setup. Please Help

[NightlyNurse]

Hi. I'm confused on what is the best volume control to use. I want to make sure I'm doing it right. I have it setup DAC into Gustard H16(has built in preamp), into speaker amp. have both the DAC and the AMP maxed and am using the Gustard H16 as the volume control. Am I doing it right?

 

[tuga]

If I’m not mistaken, depending on how the DAC volume is implemented it might be useful to set to -3 or -6dB to avoid clipping.

 

[NightlyNurse]

I'm not sure. It's the Denafrips Ares II if that makes a difference