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The MAN301DAC version (the one with the built-in D/A con-
verter) has appropriate analog output connectors at the back, a
pair of XLR and a pair of RCA connectors. Connect either one to
your amplifier (or pre-amplifier) and set the basic output volt-
age as described below. Note, both RCA and XLR outputs of the
DAC may be used simultaneously.
If you decided to have the MAN301SERVER version then you
connect your external D/A converter via one of the digital out-
puts, namely AES/EBU on XLR, S/PDIF on RCA, USB, FireWire.
Note:
Connect your external D/A Converter to the MAN301 be-
fore proceeding. Power up the external D/A Converter first and
then power up the MAN301 unit.
The fader volume control works in that case as well. This vol-
ume control which obviously is implemented in the digital do-
main is a properly dithered volume control and thus is as good
or even better than a volume control in the analog domain. The
actual quality of such a digital volume control also depends on
the D/A converter used. If the linearity of that D/A converter is
compromised, the volume control will also be compromised.
With the internal D/A converter of the MAN301 DAC unit, the
quality of the volume control is extremely high. Indistinguish-
able from a state of the art analog volume control.
More on the digital volume control topic can be read in Chapter
7, Section 2.
When logged in with a user account, the tapping on this pad in
the lower right of the display:
opens a menu like this:
Audio Input / Output
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