08-25-2019, 01:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-25-2019, 04:04 PM by TheOldPresbyope.)
At the risk of starting a flame war, can you hear the change in noise level introduced by either volume control method?
MPD's software volume control in 32-bit floating point with dither works well enough that I can't tell the difference with my modest DACs, <insert> and either works fine with my downstream system set at a fixed level </insert> but that's just me.
It would seem that if one really cared, then one would disable volume control in the MPD config panel and use only the downstream volume control whatever it is.
Like the man says, "enjoy the music"!
Regards,
Kent
PS - I reread my post and realized it sounds like I'm mixing apples and oranges, I added the <insert></insert> phrase to clarify. In effect I'm saying the approach Tim outlined works fine given my ears.
I blame my cat for interrupting my train of thought while i was posting.
MPD's software volume control in 32-bit floating point with dither works well enough that I can't tell the difference with my modest DACs, <insert> and either works fine with my downstream system set at a fixed level </insert> but that's just me.
It would seem that if one really cared, then one would disable volume control in the MPD config panel and use only the downstream volume control whatever it is.
Like the man says, "enjoy the music"!
Regards,
Kent
PS - I reread my post and realized it sounds like I'm mixing apples and oranges, I added the <insert></insert> phrase to clarify. In effect I'm saying the approach Tim outlined works fine given my ears.
I blame my cat for interrupting my train of thought while i was posting.
