Bugzilla – Bug 1601
Additional "preamp" volume control for use with power amp
Last modified: 2008-12-18 11:38:58 UTC
A secondary volume control setting would be desirable so that SB2 can be limited to a lower volume range, for use with standalone amplifiers. This could be done one of two ways: 1) In the server, add an additional attenuation setting which applies to the main volume control. 2) Add a second "preamp" volume control which only applies to the DAC. The PCM1748 has built-in volume attenuation capability which we're not currently using. By taking advantage of this, we could effectively let the DAC be set to a lower range while still applying the full range to the s/pdif output. This method may also give better SNR and dynamic range. #1 is an easy quick fix, but #2 would be better.
feature added