Note that these numbers need not be exact eyeballing to approximate for each is good enough.Ĥ. And this can be done by leaving the Connect volume slider needing to be used only in a 20% to 80% range of motion, a range that causes no loss of signal fidelity that is audible. All who use the Connect in variable level mode soon find a way to exploit the advantages of the two volume controls, while eliminating the downside of having two. Below 87%, output is effectively bit perfect, since as stated, volume decrease loses no usable/audible information if a 24 bit external DAC, or the analog outputs of the Connect fed by its internal DAC, are used.ģ. 13 taps is 87% of the volume slider on the Connect controller.Ģ. My comments amplifying the above four points:ġ. An older 16-bit DAC will lose information at all volumes. Since Sonos use a 24-bit volume control, this volume decrease does not lose any information or cause any audio artifacts (except at very low volume) providing you feed a 24-bit DAC. It is not bit-perfect, since the volume has been decreased, but the decrease is at least uniform. The limiting disappears completely after 13 taps on the slider. Since it appears that the limiter is downstream of the volume control, it is now most likely that any limiting only happens at relatively high volumes, which is probably a good thing :) This is probably a small issue.Īnother implication is for the speculation that other Sonos gear is affected by this limiter. This is also a downside because there will now be two volume controls for this room - the Connect and your amp. The upside is the ability to control the Connect volume using the app. The cleanest audio path is now obtained by using variable output and setting the volume slider to 13 or more taps less than the maximum. ![]() What are the implications? Prior to version 6 of the software, fixed volume mode provided the cleanest audio path (bit-perfect), but this is now not the case. I haven't gone beyond 20 taps to see if there are further changes in volume sensitivity. ![]() It is interesting to note that as the volume slider is moved back from maximum, the rate of volume decrease becomes larger at the same 13 tap point. The associated volume decrease in the signal is shown here. However, in variable volume mode the maximum limiter gain becomes less as the volume slider is decreased from maximum. This cannot be defeated in fixed volume mode. There is a simple limiter applied with a maximum gain decrease of just under 1dB. AirPlay 2 lets you play music or podcasts from wireless stereo components throughout your house - all in sync.Connect digital output in fixed volume mode is not bit-perfect as discussed here.Connect with the BluVoice skill in the Alexa app and use Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant to control Players around the home.IR input and remote learning capability – Control it with the optional Bluesound RC1 Remote Controller.Create and control a seamless multi-room system with the intuitive BluOS Controller app.Dual band Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet and support for 2-way Bluetooth aptX™ HD Bluetooth ensures music playback without interruption.Hi-res audio streaming with access to Internet radio stations, cloud music services, and your own local music library.HDMI eARC connectivity, digital, optical and analog input/output options, with wired and wireless headphone and subwoofer outputs. ![]()
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