citysoundman
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Hi All,
Looking to purchase my first DAC, mostly for streaming FLAC hi-res audio files to two destinations: my existing Rotel stereo (RCA unbalanced in on my Rotel preamp which then goes to the amp) and also to a balanced headphone amp (yet to be purchased but will be a separate unit). Budget is around $600-ish. I've seen DAC's like the Topping D70s that have a 'DAC Mode' where volume control is off. Can someone explain, does this mean the volume out is fixed at 100%, or does this actually bypass preamp circuitry and make it a better/cleaner signal when sending to a preamp or headphone amp like I plan to do?
I'd prefer to spend less and get the Topping EX5, and I'm thinking I could just leave the volume at maximum. But I don't know if this is OK.
Looking to purchase my first DAC, mostly for streaming FLAC hi-res audio files to two destinations: my existing Rotel stereo (RCA unbalanced in on my Rotel preamp which then goes to the amp) and also to a balanced headphone amp (yet to be purchased but will be a separate unit). Budget is around $600-ish. I've seen DAC's like the Topping D70s that have a 'DAC Mode' where volume control is off. Can someone explain, does this mean the volume out is fixed at 100%, or does this actually bypass preamp circuitry and make it a better/cleaner signal when sending to a preamp or headphone amp like I plan to do?
I'd prefer to spend less and get the Topping EX5, and I'm thinking I could just leave the volume at maximum. But I don't know if this is OK.