I had a gain matching problem between amp and preamp in my system (Pass Lab XA60.8 and AR Ref 6). Added to this my speakers are 106 sensitivity. Could not take the preamp volume past 7 (out of 100), it was too loud. Loads of background noise. Tried a set of Rothwell attenuators between preamp and amp. Problem solved. I don’t know if you will have a problem. Many in this forum more expert than myself. What I can assure you is that you can fix that problem for all of $25 (as I recall).
Total System Gain Question
I am considering an amp with 25dB of gain and 575mV input sensitivity for rated minimum output, and considering a preamp with 18dB of gain. So total system gain would be 43dB. My speakers are 88dB efficient.
Is too much gain for a 2V line level DAC source? I don’t know what the input sensitivity of the preamp is. I worry I’ll be stuck in the bottom (non-linear) portion of the volume pot due to the total gain ...
I don’t have a feel for this since I’d been using an integrated amp forever.
Is too much gain for a 2V line level DAC source? I don’t know what the input sensitivity of the preamp is. I worry I’ll be stuck in the bottom (non-linear) portion of the volume pot due to the total gain ...
I don’t have a feel for this since I’d been using an integrated amp forever.