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Topic: ADI-2 DAC: +19dBu setting with integrated amp

Hi! smile I'm using my wonderful ADI-2 DAC connected by XLR (balanced) cables with an integrated amp (Cambridge CXA 80), which has a maximum level input of 4 V (RMS I figure, so approximatively 14 dBu).

When I first tried the ADI-2 DAC (before reading the owner manual), I was using the +13dBu setting in the menu (so +19 dBu in XLR...).
May I have harmed the preamp section of my integrated amp or I just risk clipping the signal?

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Re: ADI-2 DAC: +19dBu setting with integrated amp

The latter.

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Re: ADI-2 DAC: +19dBu setting with integrated amp

OK, thanks smile

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