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Music bleeding at zero volume

Trying to understand why music continues to play when I have the DAC/pre turned all the way down...

When it’s dead quite in the house - I don’t even need to turn up the volume from zero. It plays loud enough to hear comfortably. Using XLR interconnects. 

Sim Audio W5 power amp
Mertrum Acoustic Jade pre/DAC
bluesound node 2i
Von Schweikerts VR4 floor standing speakers
128x128ghulamr

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terry9
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Getting into the spirit of Christmas, as you understand it, Miller?
terry9
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Actually Three-Easy, I don't think that Miller is any more correct here  than he usually is.

Turning the volume "down" does not preclude zero. I would never design or build a component which did not have a zero. Especially volume. The OP's concern is valid. Miller's response, for all his scorn, is not.

IMO.
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