while reading the specs of a Naim preamp one of the numbers caught my attention:
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 67dB at 0.775V
https://www.naimaudio.com/product/nac-152-xs
the strange thing is the matching power amp has decent performance judging from the specs:
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 100dB
https://www.naimaudio.com/product/nap-155-xs
what does this mean? shouldn't SNR be around 100dB on a decent device? or does this metric work differently on preamps?
is this a very low number and they are acknowledging their amp performs badly or not?
or am I misunderstanding this metric and SNR falls with lower volume/voltage?
can't find any other preamps specs with SNR numbers to compare to.
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 67dB at 0.775V
https://www.naimaudio.com/product/nac-152-xs
the strange thing is the matching power amp has decent performance judging from the specs:
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 100dB
https://www.naimaudio.com/product/nap-155-xs
what does this mean? shouldn't SNR be around 100dB on a decent device? or does this metric work differently on preamps?
is this a very low number and they are acknowledging their amp performs badly or not?
or am I misunderstanding this metric and SNR falls with lower volume/voltage?
can't find any other preamps specs with SNR numbers to compare to.