(09-Mar-2016, 14:59)Hifi_swlon Wrote: I'm sort of confused by this feature too - I'd hoped that due to my relatively sensitive speakers, I could lower the max power, and get more useable scale on the volume control as well as (hopefully) limit the amount of digital reduction that was being used. This would not only save power, but hopefully give a slightly better SQ, as even if its 40 bits or whatever for the attenuation, in theory using less attenuation should still be better? But I couldnt tell any difference at any setting other than perhaps a slight change in volume range.
I definitely had to turn the volume up a little more to get the same level of output when I halfed the output power. When I took it way down to 50 watts I felt the bass was maybe getting a little loose on me but that might have also been in my head.
Roon->HQPlayer->McIntosh C47->McIntosh MC301s>Transparent Super->Wilson Audio Sabrinas w/ Shunyata Denali, Rega RP8, Rega Apheta 2
