Was interested to hear from any Wadia owners who have use the Wadia internal digital volume, what internal voltage output you used along with your amps input voltage.
For example I until recently had my Wadia 381 set to just 0.5 volts and my Nagra PSA SS 100watt amp to its max 2 volt input. This enabled me to keep the volume levels in the high 80s to 90s for all my cds.
But have just recently found out that by doing so my Amp was actually only putting out about 6 watts max ! due to this input /output discrepancy.
I have just changed the PSA's input voltage to the lower default 1 volt setting which should give me at least a few more watts! but not any where near the 100watts available My speakers are Harbeth M40.1s which I believe Harbeth recommends sould have around 50-100watts available to them.
This change has mean't the volume it now set lower to around the mid 70s to mid 80s which is still above the 74+ that Wadia recommends.
My final option would be to reset the Wadia to the higher 1 volt output to better match the Nagras 1v input but I expect this would mean the volume levels would be only in the 60s which will loose me a little resolution? But would at least enable more of the Nagras PSA 100watts to be on tap for sudden musical peaks.
I was therefore interested in what other forum members have found works best.
I know a separate line stage would solve these issues but I presently do not have the funds for a suitable one and am very much enjoying the performance I'm getting , just was interested in more feedback.
Thanks Philip.
For example I until recently had my Wadia 381 set to just 0.5 volts and my Nagra PSA SS 100watt amp to its max 2 volt input. This enabled me to keep the volume levels in the high 80s to 90s for all my cds.
But have just recently found out that by doing so my Amp was actually only putting out about 6 watts max ! due to this input /output discrepancy.
I have just changed the PSA's input voltage to the lower default 1 volt setting which should give me at least a few more watts! but not any where near the 100watts available My speakers are Harbeth M40.1s which I believe Harbeth recommends sould have around 50-100watts available to them.
This change has mean't the volume it now set lower to around the mid 70s to mid 80s which is still above the 74+ that Wadia recommends.
My final option would be to reset the Wadia to the higher 1 volt output to better match the Nagras 1v input but I expect this would mean the volume levels would be only in the 60s which will loose me a little resolution? But would at least enable more of the Nagras PSA 100watts to be on tap for sudden musical peaks.
I was therefore interested in what other forum members have found works best.
I know a separate line stage would solve these issues but I presently do not have the funds for a suitable one and am very much enjoying the performance I'm getting , just was interested in more feedback.
Thanks Philip.
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