Right I was thinking of line out.They should be volume controlled. Gone through the pre-amp circuitry.
Right I was thinking of line out.They should be volume controlled. Gone through the pre-amp circuitry.
thanks a lot for the reply. Actually it is much better that I might sound. Both leaks look great for my living room, the minidsp and the final amplifier will be hidden in a special furniture where also the cables are hidden.Sure, if aesthetics prevails then you won't find good DSP devices that have a silver retro look.
In this case, if you still want DSP, a Flex would be a waste of money. Instead a 2x4HD/DDRC24 that you can place somewhere hidden is a better option and will achieve its purpose between an existing preamp and power amp.
no I will put them inside the special designed furniture to hide equipment and cables.Connecting MiniDSP by pre out then on to power amp and subwoofers ?
Wouldn't adding a MiniDSP and power amp sort of defeat the aesthetics?and volume control would need to be through the MiniDSP since pre outs are fixed volume and can't be controlled by the Leak , so MiniDSP would need to be line of sight if by remote control.
I don’t think you are doing anything wrong other than it being slightly comical to have a full amp stack (and not cheap) in sight basically unused while the “real” electronics are hidden elsewhere.My understanding is that the volume control of leak 130 or leak 230 will be enough to feed the mini dsp and the final amplifier. Or I am doing something wrong here. I am open for feedback
how I should be able to avoid thisI don’t think you are doing anything wrong other than it being slightly comical to have a full amp stack (and not cheap) in sight basically unused while the “real” electronics are hidden elsewhere.
One slight audible concern is that the Leak will still try to drive its speaker outputs at full voltage so sometimes the pre-out can increase in distortion because the unused amp section is actually being driven to clipping. It should be possible to avoid this.
Make sure to set the volume of the MiniDSP and the real amp so your normal listening levels are well below the max volume on the Leak amp’s volume dial.how I should be able to avoid this
okay that means that my leak's dial should never go over 50%. That also means that the minidsp does some aplification, so it works as second amplification unitMake sure to set the volume of the MiniDSP and the real amp so your normal listening levels are well below the max volume on the Leak amp’s volume dial.
Is not there a type of minidsp unit that is not preamp?I don’t think you are doing anything wrong other than it being slightly comical to have a full amp stack (and not cheap) in sight basically unused while the “real” electronics are hidden elsewhere.
One slight audible concern is that the Leak will still try to drive its speaker outputs at full voltage so sometimes the pre-out can increase in distortion because the unused amp section is actually being driven to clipping. It should be possible to avoid this.
I would just make sure the power amp has high gain (> 25 dB) rather than using the MiniDSP as a gain stage.okay that means that my leak's dial should never go over 50%. That also means that the minidsp does some aplification, so it works as second amplification unit
2x4hd as this is a device without screen and volume knob that you hide somewhere.Is not there a type of minidsp unit that is not preamp?
Preamp out should be for using a separate power amp, so Leak dial should vary the voltage out of pre out. Its not a pass thru.I think the preamp outputs from the amp are fixed. The volume control is only for the headphone and speaker outputs.
Sadly, I dont believe OP actually has the Leak to test....Just a test with a DMM,it doesn't go simpler than that.
There is an owner's manual.I think the preamp outputs from the amp are fixed. The volume control is only for the headphone and speaker outputs.