This has been discussed at length, both here and at Audio Asylum. Do a search for more info.
Conventional wisdom is that digital volume controls affect performance, and that analog volume controls are best if going direct to amp.
Another option is to get a passive preamp with transformer volume control such Bent Audio, Placette, Consonance Django (and several others).
Conventional wisdom is that digital volume controls affect performance, and that analog volume controls are best if going direct to amp.
Another option is to get a passive preamp with transformer volume control such Bent Audio, Placette, Consonance Django (and several others).