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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
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three_easy_payments
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Holy crap!

There. See how easy that was?

MC - Your answer is correct but why do you have to be so mean in your style of providing it?  You do this every time....so condescending. Sheesh.
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ghulamr OP
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Thank you @tvad @yogiboy 

I will try to see how to adjust the internal jumper to reduce the XLR gains by 3db. That’s the best option unless I switch to RCA. But I just bought new Belden 8402 XLR IC’s. 
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bryhifi
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@ three_easy_payments,
It is evidently difficult for the self proclaimed geniuses.  The love of thy own voice coupled with all-knowing cranial prowess leaves a lot to be desired by the masses when it is consistently displayed in the form of condescension.  Sad when one does not realize their writing manner, sadder yet when one intends to write in this form.   Something Almarg and other great minds here never displayed.  
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