SKiTLz

Just a quick thought I had tonight...

I know the Windows XP Mixer apparently lowers the bit depth when you lower the volume which is why people say to leave it at 95% when outputing to a headunit and use the HU to control volume.

What if im outputting straight into the amp or into a processor. Am i getting lower quality sound not running at 100% volume?

CarPC is yet to make it into my car to test.

Cheers

SKiTLz

Judging from my posts and the responses or lack there of. Im one of the few that cares about SQ.

Lazyflip

I don't know the exact answer to your question but if you're outputting straight to the amp, I doubt you'd want the volume up that high all the time. If you're outputting to a processor with a separate volume control then you could get away with running the volume at 95%.

My sound runs through an EQ, which is where I control the volume from, then to the amps and I have my volume set in Windows at 75%. If I start to go higher in Windows the volume increments get too large for me to comfortably control from the EQ, but I don't notice any change in SQ. Hope this helps somewhat, but you might want to try the Car Audio forum for more help

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