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Windows 10 iso for vmware fusion11/20/2023 Goldpoint makes one of the best ones out there for this. If you just want a volume control to attenuate the AHB2’s signal then you want a passive one. Then in the chain, the DAC gets connected to a preamp.If you have a DAC/Amp combo, ignore the next point. I have a Holo Spring 3 and let’s consider it as a standalone DAC with no volume control. This is where the music starts (after the source/streamer/computer). ![]() Let’s assume you have a DAC with no volume control. The process is as follows and it’s not just how I do it but this is the standard regardless of what gear you have. So, this necessitates the need for a preamp to control the volume. Even if you are careless, it still won’t happen – as much as naysayers will warn you. Which is basically recipe for disaster i.e., blowing up your headphones. Before starting to talk about it step by step, we need to get the fact out of the way that the AHB2 does not have a volume control – it will just push with all its might. How do you connect headphones to the AHB2 (which is a speaker amp): This is likely the most asked question and one I struggled when I was starting out. Yet, here we are, trying to power the Susvara with all our might. Well, using a power amp for headphones is overkill to begin with. Apart from this, you can use a bridge mode to use two AHB2s in a monoblock configuration should you be so inclined but for headphones, that would be overkill if you ask me. Details on that later in the writeup when I tackle how to connect your headphones. The latter is a Godsend if you are want an elegant cable run. Instead of binding posts, the SpeakOn are more robust XLR-like jacks that can accept two 2-poles outputs or a single 4-poles. I didn’t know about these before buying the AHB2. Now for the cool part, namely, the SpeakON connectors. ![]() For output, they have the standard Banana and spade binding posts. As inputs, it takes balanced XLR and RCA inputs that are pretty standard. Inputs/outputs: It is a simple balanced power amp – nothing too fancy except for one thing which I’ll mention in about three sentences. The THD+N numbers are off the charts (technically reverse of that as in they are so low that they won’t show up in a plot think obscene numbers of zeros before a digit shows up). As put it, it is the objectively best measuring power amp and it shows. It uses the THX tech, so it has two-way feedback resulting in ultra clean output. The Tech: I will keep the boring part short and simple because you will find all the numbers and parameters on their website hence no point parroting them here.
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