bralk Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I have ordered new active speakers and am seeking advice on a good quality dac with remote control. Preferably analogue motorized volume control. I only need one digital input and one balanced analogue output. (Presently I am using M-Audio, Benchmark DAC1/usb and Lite-AH NOS converters and they are all fine) cheers Tom BM DAC1/HDR --> ATC SCM 100ASL[br]BM DAC1--> Genelec 8020/Beyer T70[br]Apogee Duet2 --> Stax 007T/404[br]Apogee Duet2 --> Genelec 6010A/Beyer DT1350[br] Link to comment
Wavelength Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Tom, My new Proton has an analog volume control that becomes your system wide volume control when you plug it into your computer. If you have a mac any of the IR remotes from Apple will send commands to the Proton to adjust the levels. Or if you have an iPhone/iTouch you can use Rowmote.com which emulates the Apple ir remote. If you have a PC then any of the available remotes will control the analog volume control in the Proton. Thanks Gordon J. Gordon Rankin Wavelength Audio http://www.usbdacs.com/ http://www.wavelengthaudio.com/ http://www.guitar-engines.com/ Link to comment
audioengr Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 The Overdrive DAC has a manual volume control that can be optimized for remote-control digital volume control: http://www.empiricalaudio.com/images/products/overdrive/overdrive_substation.jpg In order to minimize the resolution loss usually experienced with digital volume controls, the Overdrive DAC volume can be set at a comfortable listening level with a "quiet" track. Then all other tracks will be louder. If a track is too loud, then one can adjust the volume down slightly with the digital volume control of the computer or player without impacting the resolution. This can be done remotely using iPhone or iPod Touch if using a Mac. The manual volume of the Overdrive has virtually no impact on the sound quality. It's identical to driving the amps from the line-outs. Steve N. Empirical Audio Link to comment
bralk Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks Gordon I took a look at your website. Very clever dac. USB input only - looks like it from the picture ? Regards Tom BM DAC1/HDR --> ATC SCM 100ASL[br]BM DAC1--> Genelec 8020/Beyer T70[br]Apogee Duet2 --> Stax 007T/404[br]Apogee Duet2 --> Genelec 6010A/Beyer DT1350[br] Link to comment
bralk Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks for enlighten me about products that I never knew existed. (Here in Scandinavia). cheers Tom BM DAC1/HDR --> ATC SCM 100ASL[br]BM DAC1--> Genelec 8020/Beyer T70[br]Apogee Duet2 --> Stax 007T/404[br]Apogee Duet2 --> Genelec 6010A/Beyer DT1350[br] Link to comment
Mr.C Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hi Tom, Take a look at the Lavry DA-11. It's around the same level as the benchmark, mayber slightly better depending on taste and synergy. Link to comment
bralk Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Very interesting. Just the features and price level I am looking for. No chance of a demo here though, so I will probably have to import one. It´s going to drive a pair of ATC SCM100s. cheers Tom BM DAC1/HDR --> ATC SCM 100ASL[br]BM DAC1--> Genelec 8020/Beyer T70[br]Apogee Duet2 --> Stax 007T/404[br]Apogee Duet2 --> Genelec 6010A/Beyer DT1350[br] Link to comment
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