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<blockquote data-quote="thch" data-source="post: 2597251" data-attributes="member: 562032">hmm. it would be nice for some uses, but I don&#039;t think its cheap enough.&nbsp; the signal processor would need a microcontroller, some type of clipping detection, and some way to control amplification.&nbsp; this is either ADC+DSP+DAC, or use of some digital potentiometer.the user still needs to calibrate the unit before using it, requiring the manufacturer ship a test CD with the amp.keep in mind that most amps tolerate clipping fairly well.&nbsp; By telling the user to set gains based upon this theoretical ideal, the user will get lower average SPL with music then they would if the amp was set up by ear.MANY users would demand a way to bump up the gains to what they want, and would likely get an amp that works with the excessive gains then one that protects against it!and some people set gains lower then this method would.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thch, post: 2597251, member: 562032"] hmm. it would be nice for some uses, but I don't think its cheap enough. the signal processor would need a microcontroller, some type of clipping detection, and some way to control amplification. this is either ADC+DSP+DAC, or use of some digital potentiometer. the user still needs to calibrate the unit before using it, requiring the manufacturer ship a test CD with the amp. keep in mind that most amps tolerate clipping fairly well. By telling the user to set gains based upon this theoretical ideal, the user will get lower average SPL with music then they would if the amp was set up by ear. MANY users would demand a way to bump up the gains to what they want, and would likely get an amp that works with the excessive gains then one that protects against it! and some people set gains lower then this method would. [/QUOTE]

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