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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: ?? Digital READY ??
Message-ID: <4077@alice.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 30-Jul-85 09:04:32 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 30 09:04:32 1985
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> Another meaning I've seen given to "digital ready" in advertisements for
> preamps (whether alone, or as part of an integrated amp or receiver) is
> the inclusion of a high level ("aux") input whose sensitivity is reduced
> so as to avoid the overload problems that can arise when feeding the
> outputs from some CD players into the standard high level inputs of
> some preamps.  Of course, this is unnecessary if the CD player has a
> line output level control, as the Magnavox 3040, for example, does.

Every CD player I've seen has a maximum output of 2V with the
level controls, if any, turned all the way up.  This should not
overload any well-designed preamp.  One nice thing about digital
devices is that it is possible to put a sharp upper bound on their
output level.