On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:11:13 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:29:51 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote: >>:) It depends on what your audio equipment after the 1010LT is >>looking for. Most anything with RCA inputs thinks that -10db actual >>level is it's version of 0db. Most profesional equipment (balanced >>inputs) thinks of +4db as it's 0db (often having headroom up to around >>+30db). So if you are going rca out to rca in, you should assume it is >>"looking for" -10db which means setting your DAC level to -14db. > >No, it's less than -12. > >-10dBV is < -7.8dBu > +4dBu is < +1.8dBV > > 4 + 7.8 = 11.8 >10 + 1.8 = 11.8 Or am I mistaken? Perhaps it's 7.8 + 1.8 = 9.6 _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user