Home Digital Drive

Upsamplers, DACs, jitter, shakes and analogue withdrawals, this is it.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Digital Drive ]
[ Alert Moderator ]

RE: Modern (bit) lossless digital volume control

The internal architecture in most modern DACs is 32-bit so if you're playing 24 or 16-bit material you have 'lots of extra bits' to spare with no perceptible impact on resolution, dynamic range, or THD+N.

That being said, my DAC actually incorporates a digitally controlled relay stepped attenuator using discrete PCB mounted resistors in it's volume control. I can set volume in 0.5dB or 1.0dB steps. 100% repeatable volume levels and more accurate stereo tracking than the typical dual-gang analog potentiometer. That's another way to do it, since you asked.



Edits: 04/14/25 04/14/25
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  Sonic Craft  

Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
FAQ

Post a Message!

 Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]