Hi;
I don't have very good understanding of methods of volume attenuation, and their effects on sound. I understand that some digital attenuation schemes result in loss of information, but I am more interested in the effects on dynamics and sound quality at lower levels. Do analog volume attenuators do a better job of this than digital? Are certain schemes of analog volume control objectively better than others? Outside of loudness curves and psychoacoustics, is there any more to this?
rh
I don't have very good understanding of methods of volume attenuation, and their effects on sound. I understand that some digital attenuation schemes result in loss of information, but I am more interested in the effects on dynamics and sound quality at lower levels. Do analog volume attenuators do a better job of this than digital? Are certain schemes of analog volume control objectively better than others? Outside of loudness curves and psychoacoustics, is there any more to this?
rh