Audirvana 3.1

[mevdinc]

On 08/04/2018 at 12:31 AM, jimdukey said:

I've always preferred the sound of the Dac at 100% into an Active Preamp.

More substance to the sound.

Exact opposite here, I always prefer using the volume of the DAC that's connected directly to the power amp.
Of course, DAC has to have a decent volume control.

[mevdinc]

1 hour ago, jimdukey said:

My Mac D150 Variable Out to MA 6900 is a lighter sound than the Fixed Output.

They list it as a Digital Preamp, but I use it as a DAC.

On my Mytek192/DSD, the Digital Output sounded very Digital, and the Analog Out again didn't have the

the body of the Bypass Mode.

It sounds really good on headphones either with Digital or Analog Volume Control tho.

Maybe it also depends on the quality of the Analog Preamp!

Enjoy A+!

 

"Maybe it also depends on the quality of the Analog Preamp!"
Absolutely.

 

[mevdinc]

On 14/04/2018 at 12:06 AM, 57gold said:

 

Believe that w/ Mac and Mytek requiring DoP I'm limited to DSD128.  

 

I also go direct from Mytek B+ to McCormack DNA-500 with great success.  Only use one source so ditched pre amp years ago.  Mytek's built in attenuator/preamp is very transparent and dynamic.

This is exactly what I've been doing myself, going directly from DAC into my active ATCs.
This always gives the best results IMO, of course, this assumes that the DAC in use has a very good preamp section/volume control.