i have my imac roon remote connected to my chord mscaler using a douk audio ddc usb to optical convertor.
the mscaler is connected to my chord tt2 dac//preamp.
i continue to adjust volume on my tt2 with no issues.
the douk ddc has no volume control as its a digital to digital convertor so i am using device volume on roon and have it set at 100. if i use fixed volume to the douk ddc for some strange reason the overall volume is eventually lowered. (when i switch back to device volume its lowered to around 80 percent)
my question is is it ok to use device volume from roon to the ddc set at 100 and also adjust volume manually on my tt2. when i do this everything plays at the right volume levels.
also roon only sees the douk ddc and not past it to the mscaler//tt2. (being a ddc in the digital domain i wonder why altering the douk ddc volume in roon is audible?? does the digital signal being sent to the mscaler from the douk ddc contain information about the volume?)
Just another user without Chord equipment, but did you ever consider, or even dare to hook up your iMac to the Mscaler by USB directly, so that it’s not slaved to the DDC clock output?
I’d recommend leveraging the best possible connection you have at hand already!
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Provided you aren’t encountering a situation where unexpected jumps could damage speaker cones, then I recommend whichever volume control arrangement allows for your preferred leveling.
This is an XMOS-based USB to TOSLINK converter - it’s changing the digital protocol involved, but the information from a USB connection (including handshake, volume, clocking, and the audio stream itself) is still present. You’re just using a different-shaped box to wrap the same present, to use a metaphor.
