I need a (cheap) digital preamp

[lduarte1973]

I need a (cheap) digital preamp to boost my cd player level to feed the Dac , anyone can help me ? might be a kit or from ebay ...

 

[Michael Bean]

You should'nt need a "preamp" for digital signals, just connect your optical or co-ax cable from the digital output of the player to the digital input of the DAC and it should work.

Mike

 

[lduarte1973]

it does , i use minidsp minidigi , but the cd player with older cd´s needs a level boost , you know before loudness war cd´s 🙂

 

[jan.didden]

You can't increase level by amplifing the digital datastream, you need to multiply the data words with a multiplication factor.
The info isn't in the level, it's in the code.
You need a DSP.

jan

 

[pcb121055]

What is downstream of your DAC? Are you going directly into an amp? If it does not have gain controls, maybe a preamp between the DAC and amp will help.

 

[lduarte1973]

i´m tri amping with minidsp 96/24 , the digital preamp has to be between cd player and dac