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Varying volume through DAC or AMP

BigBeard

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Has this ever been investigated here?

Is there any benefit through controlling listening volume through my SMSL VMV D1, as opposed to a headphone amp? Turn the headphone amp to around 80% of max, and then control the volume through the DAC?
 

Blumlein 88

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In case you didn't see the measurement review of it here.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...iew-and-measurements-of-smsl-vmv-d1-dac.4375/

Be sure and look at the re-measurement with the new board. The initial one had a faulty board apparently.

Other than convenience, there probably is no big benefit to doing volume either way. The SMSL is a quiet unit so doing digital volume control in software would be no problem. Assuming the headphone amp is good quality you could use it as well for volume control.
 
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