I use the SOtM SMS-200 Ultra Neo streamer with the Audirvana software and noticed that the output volume is always set to -6db with that device and cannot be changed.
Is there a specific reason why the output volume is -6db instead of 0db with all other devices?
Is it possible to edit this value and set it to 0 to make this device play as loud as all other devices connected to Audirvana?
Moving the volume slider to increase/decrease/mute the volume has no effect whatsoever.
Thanks for your reply. Actually I don’t want to change the volume via the software (which I do via my amplifier): I just want the volume to be unchanged (0db) to preserve a bitperfect audio stream that plays as loud as it should be (and as loud as it is when I connect the PC/Audirvana directly to the DAC).
Okay I understand.
I think it is just a glitch in the Audirvana software that shows -6dB when there is actually no attenuation at all. I get this as well.
By the way, since you also use the sotm 200 ultra neo, have you experienced any problems with playback in Audirvana?
I am experiencing alot of problems, and I don’t know whether it is an issue with Audirvana or Eunhasu, or maybe my old laptop. Or perhaps a combination of everything
Where do I start, I have lots of issues.
Playback; track doesn’t always start when I press play, often jumps 5-10 seconds ahead in the middle of a track, stops playing before end of track and doesn’t continue to the next track. Will not skip to nect track when I press next button. And the worst is when the music suddenly is replaced by loud whitenoise, I jump in my chair when this happens. Track keeps playing, but white noise instead of music. All these issues are intermittent, happens randomly.
Looses connection with Tidal often, I have to log in again.
I love the sound quality of Audirvana, but cannot purchase a license with all these issues happening.
May I ask Stefano, what are your settings for MPD&DLNA in Eunhasu?
Seems that both you and the threadstarter are using Audirvana without issues, so my problems must be with either settings in Eunhasu or my laptop/network…
Oops I just realised I am using the OP’s thread to sort out my own problems, sorry about that!
I will continue this in my own thread and reply to you there Stefano.
Okay there is no attenuation with mine even if it says -6dB, so I assumed yours was the same.
Is there consensus about digital attenuation degrading the signal? I guess it depends on how Audirvana’s internal processing is done with the bit depth of the digital volume control.
