hello folks. i have heard in dcs forums folks saying 6v rms has better S/N ratio than 2v if someone knows why this is the case , can some one try to explain this theoretically the base signal will always be of the lowest voltage and be of the purest form any amplification or attenuation …

[image] kishoreburidi: Can someone please help me to understand the input sensitivity of Progression Integrated Amplifier? And also the recommended output voltage on Bartok HFN_11%3A20_Progression%20Integrated_LOW.pdf 346.64 KB

Thank you @Donald_D :slight_smile: Does this mean, 2V is the optimal setting for Progression Integrated?

Here’s what ChatGPT o3 gave me [IMG_2739] [IMG_2740] [IMG_2741]

I use a D’Agostino Momentum HD preamp/Momentum S250 MxV with my dCS Vivaldi full stack. The Momentum HD preamp is good for up to 10v input voltage. I have tried both 6v and 2v output from the Vivaldi Apex DAC and even with my relatively inefficient 86db TAD CR1 MKII speakers, I prefer the more usea…

Thank you Donald for sharing a fabulous information. Thank you Steve for sharing your experience. I was using Bartok (non-apex) with progression integrated for almost 3 years on 2V, until I discovered this thread. I briefly tried 6V for a day, it sounds good when listening to low volume (10’o cloc…

I’m sure your post is meant as helpful, but if the point of fora such as this is to help each other out with knowledge and experience, how does AI generated info fit in? Maybe this should be part of a broader discussion, but personally I prefer human content.

Good point. The Terms of Service state “the Content…, is not machine- or randomly-generated,…’ which would include AI generated content, I guess. I was trying to be helpful because o3 comes with a subscription and is usually very reliable when web search is activated. I will refrain from posting AI …

[image] Donald_D: I will refrain from posting AI generated answers in the future. I wouldn’t go so far. I think AI-generated material can, at the very least, be a good starting point for further discussion and for gathering factual material (hallucinations excepted, of course). It should alwa…

When my son was much younger, maybe 4 or 5 (ca 10 years ago for reference) we heard voices from his bedroom late one night. When I went in to investigate I found he had managed to get Siri into an argument with Alexa. It was a strange, slightly circular discussion but hilarious nonetheless. He wa…

Gosh, I can’t imagine what it would be like to grow up in an environment where such things exist. Ten years ago? That would be about the time the film “Her” came out. I think we must be very close to that as a reality now: having our own “Samanthas”, and wasn’t it a “Charles” in the case of the Amy …

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