I have a question on volume controls, not being an engineer I don't really understand the technicalities with respect to pro's and con's of the different designs out there.
I've orded a new Pre-amp, a Schiit Freya S, and I am curious if it's Relay-Stepped Attenuator design is 'technically' better or not than my current Pre-amp?
My current pre-amp (Audolab 8300A, an integrated but I operate it in Pre-amp mode) uses what they call a Logarithmic Ladder Volume.
Circuit diagrams, and by that I mean looking at google images seem to be relatively similar (as I said I'm no engineer!), but I am curious to know if either is technically superior or if they are in effect the same design?
Give the Audiolab doesn't have a clicky volume from relays, I'm wondering if architecturally they are similar but the Audiolab is using a chip/transistors rather than relays as in the Schiit?
The Audiolab also has a digital read out of the volume in dB scale, likely facilitated by being a chip design?
Cheers
I've orded a new Pre-amp, a Schiit Freya S, and I am curious if it's Relay-Stepped Attenuator design is 'technically' better or not than my current Pre-amp?
My current pre-amp (Audolab 8300A, an integrated but I operate it in Pre-amp mode) uses what they call a Logarithmic Ladder Volume.
Circuit diagrams, and by that I mean looking at google images seem to be relatively similar (as I said I'm no engineer!), but I am curious to know if either is technically superior or if they are in effect the same design?
Give the Audiolab doesn't have a clicky volume from relays, I'm wondering if architecturally they are similar but the Audiolab is using a chip/transistors rather than relays as in the Schiit?
The Audiolab also has a digital read out of the volume in dB scale, likely facilitated by being a chip design?
Cheers