RossE
Inspired
I am the new owner of two Yamaha DXR10s. Liking them a lot. Before this my AX8 experience was totally in the headphone/IEM world. Not surprisingly, my old presets aren't translating to the DXR10s very well. However, I'm finding that most of the factory presets sound great on the DXR10s with little tweaking, so I'm rebuilding my go-to presets using the the factory presets as starting points. Here is my issue.........
The factory presets are loud. Amp block output level is normally set to -12.
With the AX8 output 1 volume knob at 25%, the DXR10 level knobs set to about 25% and the factory presets with amp block output levels at -12, the DXR10s are blasting loud.
1) Maybe I'm wrong, but I assume the factory presets at -12 are set that way for some beneficial sonic reason.
2) I wonder if the DXR10s with level knobs at 25% are driving the amps enough to get the best sound from them.
3) I believe it is recommended for the AX8 output knobs to be turned up all the way for best sonic performance.
So with preserving the best signal chain and sound quality in mind, where is the best place to control the overall FRFR volume?
FRFR Amp Level knob
AX8 AMP Block Level
AX8 Output Level knob
AX8 Setup Global Gain fader
or....some combination of the above.
The factory presets are loud. Amp block output level is normally set to -12.
With the AX8 output 1 volume knob at 25%, the DXR10 level knobs set to about 25% and the factory presets with amp block output levels at -12, the DXR10s are blasting loud.
1) Maybe I'm wrong, but I assume the factory presets at -12 are set that way for some beneficial sonic reason.
2) I wonder if the DXR10s with level knobs at 25% are driving the amps enough to get the best sound from them.
3) I believe it is recommended for the AX8 output knobs to be turned up all the way for best sonic performance.
So with preserving the best signal chain and sound quality in mind, where is the best place to control the overall FRFR volume?
FRFR Amp Level knob
AX8 AMP Block Level
AX8 Output Level knob
AX8 Setup Global Gain fader
or....some combination of the above.