Digital volume control question - which is better?

[Musician]

Have you looked at this?

LightSpeed Attenuator – LightSpeed Attenuator

No , but I have used a similar approach using a 10K stereo pot of good quality between my Dac and my Hypex . The WiiMs digital volume control sounds better. I had to try it though, because I wanted to know the quality of the digital volume regulation in the WiiM and I wanted to test a passive pot to see If it could be any better. I also had bad memories from my former Yamaha wxc50 that didnt sound really good when using the digital preamp.

All my doubts dissapeared when I later compared the WiiM pro/Rega dac R with a Linn klimax DS/0, using digital volume control on both players directly into my Hypex power amp. The digital volume control in the WiiM is very good sounding .

 

[happykyd]

No , but I have used a similar approach using a 10K stereo pot of good quality between my Dac and my Hypex . The WiiMs digital volume control sounds better. I had to try it though, because I wanted to know the quality of the digital volume regulation in the WiiM and I wanted to test a passive pot to see If it could be any better. I also had bad memories from my former Yamaha wxc50 that didnt sound really good when using the digital preamp.

All my doubts dissapeared when I later compared the WiiM pro/Rega dac R with a Linn klimax DS/0, using digital volume control on both players directly into my Hypex power amp. The digital volume control in the WiiM is very good sounding .

Thanks for relating yr testing, I've tried controlling volume at diff points along the chain and cannot discern any diff, using the WiiM remote is def the most convenient ftw!

 

[happykyd]

You made me think about it, coz I just fell into it that way and when I did think about it, it's from using Bubble all this time, I've mentally parked the Tidal app as non-functional, just tried it this way (via Tidal) and everything works as I want, the flat fact is I got the WiiM entirely to have one remote and to cut the tablet chains!

So, after using Bubble (free) for some time, WiiM Home (free) for a short time and now Tidal (not free) for a few days, the Tidal app by far and away is the worst, what a pos, it's play queue functionality and listening history is abysmal and/or non-existent.