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<blockquote data-quote="thch" data-source="post: 1742634" data-attributes="member: 562032">exactly.&nbsp; the difference is all in the order.the HU (should) never clip.&nbsp; turn the amp&#039;s gains up and the signal from the HU should be fine.&nbsp; turn the HU volume all the way up and it should be fine (not counting other signal processing like EQs or highpass filters).adjust the gains at the amp and the output will clip based upon the input.because the volume knob can be safely adjusted, it is a good choice as a volume control.because the gian knob cannot be safely adjusted and is based upon the input signal, it is not a good choice for volume control.can you use it to control volume?&nbsp; sure.&nbsp; but you can easily run into issues with clipping.&nbsp; this can be an advantage if clipping (and associated compression) was a goal.i&#039;d be happy with 4V balenced as a standard.&nbsp; won&#039;t happen, its more expensive.&nbsp; still, it&#039;d be nice.its all perspective, but it seems most logical to use the source unit as a volume control and use the gains to allow the amp to take the source input and generate an appropriate output.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thch, post: 1742634, member: 562032"] exactly. the difference is all in the order. the HU (should) never clip. turn the amp's gains up and the signal from the HU should be fine. turn the HU volume all the way up and it should be fine (not counting other signal processing like EQs or highpass filters). adjust the gains at the amp and the output will clip based upon the input. because the volume knob can be safely adjusted, it is a good choice as a volume control. because the gian knob cannot be safely adjusted and is based upon the input signal, it is not a good choice for volume control. can you use it to control volume? sure. but you can easily run into issues with clipping. this can be an advantage if clipping (and associated compression) was a goal. i'd be happy with 4V balenced as a standard. won't happen, its more expensive. still, it'd be nice. its all perspective, but it seems most logical to use the source unit as a volume control and use the gains to allow the amp to take the source input and generate an appropriate output. [/QUOTE]

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