remote volume control
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Le Mans Master
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remote volume control
Hey guys, quick question. does anyone know of a volume control that i can put inline after my dac? i have the opp. to get a crystal dac 192/24bit, burr-brown all that good jive. but i need to figure out a way to control the volume. any ideas?
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Scott, I just have to throw this out there... you're 
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Le Mans Master
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i found this...but i'm not sure i'm up for any suface mount soldering.
http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/joshuatree%5Cjt.aspx
http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/joshuatree%5Cjt.aspx
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
i found this...but i'm not sure i'm up for any suface mount soldering.
http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/joshuatree%5Cjt.aspx
http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/joshuatree%5Cjt.aspx
Send it to me, I will put it together for you.. (14 years of Surface mount soldering)
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
i found this...but i'm not sure i'm up for any suface mount soldering.
http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/joshuatree%5Cjt.aspx
http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/joshuatree%5Cjt.aspx
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Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-
Those pictures are not surface mount? that is thru-hole soldering..
Send it to me, I will put it together for you.. (14 years of Surface mount soldering)
Send it to me, I will put it together for you.. (14 years of Surface mount soldering)
i'll send you a pm
I'm waiting for a feedback from them to tell me what kit i need exactly... i think it is the most expensive one...lol
Originally Posted by TheKomoman
What's your component layout? Your DAC should feed an input on your head, and that's where you'd get gain control, no?
car pc > crystal dac > ldx-23 tube active x-over > amps (3)
the guy that is selling me this dac says that i need a preamp stage to control volume after the dac. makes sense to me. the zapco unit and the alpine pxa-h701 both use this same technique. do you have another idea? i'm open to all possibilities
Originally Posted by VinceC5
send it to me, I'll do it for you.
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
the guy that is selling me this dac says that i need a preamp stage to control volume after the dac. makes sense to me. the zapco unit and the alpine pxa-h701 both use this same technique. do you have another idea? i'm open to all possibilities
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Le Mans Master
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wow... the owner (i assume) just offered to build it for me free of charge! this guy has been really helpful too. i recommend going with this guy if any of you are insane like me and go with a dac
