DSP Volume control

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Roon DSP volume control vs dedicated preamp

By way of introduction, my setup looks like this: iMac/Roon => ethernet => microRendu => Chord Qutest => Quad 66 =>Quad 606 => Quad ESL 63s. I’m thinking of replacing the Quad 66 preamp – having talked to various people, it’s been identified as the weakest link. I’m auditioning a number of possible replacements but someone has suggested doing away entirely with the preamp, connecting the Qutest directly to the 606, and using Roon’s DSP volume control to control volume. Now, I’ve read that us…