If the Soncoz needs to be set at 100% volume to be audible, then it does not have a digital pre-amp functionality!
On another setup, I have a d90 connected directly to active speakers, the d90 volume is used to control volume.
A dac should only be set to 100% if there is a dedicated pre-amp next in the chain
I'm confused too. Can you change the input sensitivity on your actives or DAC output voltage or something?
I'm considering getting the SGD1 to connect (XLR) to my Genelec 8030s which have no volume control. Can anyone answer - wouldn't the SGD1 at full volume be sufficient for me and most active speakers without a separate preamp?