nice review, <br />
and for all the mac fans:<br />
the dacmagic is'nt meant be used as volume control.<br />
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my dacmagic is connected to a windows based PC and if i change the volume in VLC player, i have the same problems, almost all or nothing...<br />
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99% of cd players and blu ray players come without volume control...<br />
normal use with the dacmagic would be if you change the volume with the remote of your integrated or pre amp...<br />
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if you want to go straight to your power amp without pre amp, you'll need to implement a 10K potmeter in the cable between dac and amp and that will act as your volume control (you'll need a high grade potmeter!)