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RE: Modern (bit) lossless digital volume control

How Digital Volume Control Works:
1. Digital volume control typically works by multiplying the digital audio samples by a factor less than 1 to reduce the amplitude of the signal.
2. This process can lead to a loss of bit depth, which in theory reduces the resolution and dynamic range of the audio signal. For example, reducing the volume of a 16-bit audio file by 6dB effectively reduces it to a 15-bit file.

I can't stand the sound quality of the digital volume control on my Benchmark DAC3 HGC at low volumes. I always bypass it or set it to the maximum. Most digital volume controls lose bits of resolution. I would avoid using it unless there is no other choice or it is lossless.

Of course a digital controlled analog volume control like the one on my CJ Premier 17LS2 is excellent.

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