Oh I see. Ya maybe grab a balanced dac if you are also running phono.
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@gochurchgo so you were thinking about running a phono premp through the Athena? I was thinking of doing the same but have been told that because the Athena has unity gain... I'll be making my life more difficult that it has to be. I dont clearly understand unity gain. |
@tmac1700 yes through the single ended. Since the Athena only has 1 set of RCA’s I upgraded my DAC to something balanced. As for me, I listen at roughly 80-85db and that’s at 27 on the Athena’s dial (out of 60). My power amp has 31db of gain and my speakers are 99db efficient and I can rock the house.
as for what unity gain actually is, as I understand it the inputs and outputs have transformers that connect the voltage from the input (2v) to the output voltage (2v I think) and so listening under 60 on the dial means you’re cutting voltage rather than say tubes amps that push the input signal down so that I can add volume/gain though it’s own circuits and this influencing the sound. I may not be completely correct but that’s how I understand it.
as for the Athena, I love it. I can see how most won’t like the sound but I concur with 6moons review. It’s fast and very detailed but doesn’t flaunt it. If you live in AZ, DM me if you want to hear it. 👍🏼 |
@colonelvandersteen, how'd it go with the Athena? |
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