![]() ![]() This powermate is the same size as my Level Pilot, but easier to manage on my desk. The DAC I'm using is a Big Ego from Emotiva, so in my case this won't happen due to the Ego's use of a digitally controlled analog volume doo-dad which does not reduce the detail but I doubt I'd notice either way. No crackle anymore, but it is digital so apparently it reduces detail of the audio as the sound level decreases. It has the same function, adjust the volume of your computer speakers, but it works digitally instead. Thanks to pknaz, who brought my attention to this little usb device it is a Griffen USB Powermate. This is downright sacrilegious for the budding audiophoole like myself, and I felt compelled to find a better option. At least, that's what my Level Pilot is doing. They are analog devices, and while the benefit is that they should not alter the signal beyond volume changes, the downside is that they invariably collect dust, get dirty, and start to crackle when you move the knobs around. These devices sit in between the line-out of the computer's sound card / DAC, and the input of the amplifier. If you have a computer, and want to control output sound volume with a physical volume knob: you can use something like Emotiva's Control Freak, or the TC Electronics Level Pilot.
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