Question for STP-SE preamp owners re: volume ....

joeinid

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Out of curiosity, what number is your volume set to for your listening sessions?

When Volume is ≤ 63, it's passive, when volume is ≥ 64, it's active. Have you reached the active stage and have you noticed a difference in the sound?
 
Joe

I have had the the STP for just short of 3 years and tried it with close to 10 different amps and don't think I have ever broken 40 even at ear shattering levels. The amps ranged in input sensitivity from .75 v for the Job to 1.5 for the Belles. With most amps and speakers I think you would be hard pressed to get into the active range.
 
I have both my DAC and the output on the Marantz set yo -20db to give me more range on the pre-amplifier volume control. Even with this I have never gotten above 35-45. At that range it is really loud to me.
 
I believe I made it to 55 with a pair of very inefficient speakers. Otherwise, I'm usually at 10-30.
 
Thank you guys, I appreciate the input. From all that I read, seems like a superb preamp.
 
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