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Some DACs have a built-in remote volume control.

I have a tube preamp I really like that does not have a remote volume control.

Any reason why I should not install a DAC (that has a remote volume control) between my high-level sources and my tube preamp?

The high-level input impedance of my tube preamp is about 80KΩ. The DAC specs I have seen thus far indicate that their output impedance is pretty low. Though I suppose it depends on where the DAC's volume control is in its output circuit. If the DAC's volume control sits right at the DAC's output, then its output impedance would vary with the position of the volume control.

But assuming any particular DAC's output impedance does not significantly vary with the position of its volume control, shouldn't this arrangement (high-level sources-->DAC w/remote volume control-->tube preamp without remote volume control) work well?

What do you think?

Thanks.
Peter

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RE: DAC w/remote volume control installed between... - MaggiesAndCats 16:26:16 02/27/24 (0)