Blue Sound Vault

Solution that was cheap and enhanced the sound tremendously.  A techie friend suggested turning the volume to max on the Vault.  This allows the preamp to control the volume.  What did I have to lose?  I was extremely surprised by the improvement.  Not perfect but very good.  Thanks again to all   Steve

A techie friend suggested turning the volume to max on the Vault. 

Why not just set it to "Output Level Fixed"?

I am not aware of the ability to set the output level fixed.  Can you walk me through it?  Thanks,  Steve

I don’t have a Vault, but the settings should be the same as those for the Node. Go to Settings - Audio - Output Level Fixed. Turn that last feature to "on" by sliding the toggle switch to the right.

You are right.  I changed the setting a great improvement.  Thanks, Steve