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Benchark dac1 output as pre high enough?

In the benchmark dac1 manual it can be read that the unit can be used directly to drive a power amp. Is this output high enough to drive properly a power amp such as rotel´s rb1091 monoblocks? I ask because even though the rotel are rated at 500 @ 8 ohms I have to turn the volume knob at about 1-2 o´clock to get a decen amount of volume from my Opera Quinta speakers (with a bel canto Seti40 I do not nedd to raise the volume very high). Any comments?
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I have a Benchmark DAC1-Pre that I am using with 2 Krell FPB350 MCX monoblocks. The combination works fine at the regular DAC preamp output setting which uses a factory 20dB pad setting. The idea is to achieve normal listening levels with a volume control set above the 11 o'clock position. If you need more juice, there is a 10 dB and 0 dB pad settings.

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