What kind, and how much of a difference would i notice with 2v , 5v, or 8v preouts??

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

what about the quality of the sound? Did you have a 1-bit processor before or a 24-bit? If you went from 1 to 24 how much of a difference in sound was it? Was it worth the money to make the switch in your opinion?

There is much more to a headunit than the "bits" of the DAC.

 

[BlkonBlkFG 10+ year member]

OK cool...i'm totally new to these technical specs. Can you please explain.

 

[msimon 10+ year member]

For all of you wondering if lower preout voltage makes an amplifier "work harder", check out werewolf's reply in the following thread, http://www.audiogroupforum.com/csforum/showthread.php?t=2948&highlight=gain

 

[BlkonBlkFG 10+ year member]

Great Find! Thanks man..makes things so clear now.

 

[vpkb1998 10+ year member]

so, the benefit of the higher voltage is less chance of having noise?

 

[BlkonBlkFG 10+ year member]

correct...the higher the voltage and lower impedence the less noise that will come out of the headunit. Then that signal that is sent and amplified will come out better b/c its amplifying a clean signal instead of amplifying a bad one.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

correct...the higher the voltage and lower impedence the less noise that will come out of the headunit. Then that signal that is sent and amplified will come out better b/c its amplifying a clean signal instead of amplifying a bad one.

no, higher voltage simply means, IF you have noise in your system, there would be less of a chance of hearing it since you won't be amplifying it as much. there shouldn't be noise no matter what impedence or voltage you run