Need suggestion on attenuator

[matbhuvi]

I am looking for decent passive preamp / step or relay attenuator for use between my Schiit Yggy and Neumann KEH120 monitors. Looking for suggestions

 

[manniraj]

You can try the DCB1 or the K Buffer with a passive volume control after the DAC. May be borrow from a local FM and try out in your system and you may like it.

 

[matbhuvi]

You can try the DCB1 or the K Buffer with a passive volume control after the DAC. May be borrow from a local FM and try out in your system and you may like it.

I just googled DCB1 and it got me to the DIY thread here. Most of the stuff just flew over my head . Couldn't get what K buffer is :sad:

 

[Audiodoc]

Kuartlotron buffer no gain stage.

Pass B1 and dcb1 buffers.

Preamplifiers with unity gain are known as buffers. Passive attenuators are just a volume pot or an resistor array however there may be problems with impedance matching however buffers usually don't have such problems.

 

[jls001]

I've tried volume pot as passive attenuation. Didn't work too well. Can't speak about transformer based passive volume control as I haven't tried it.

It's much, much better to have volume pot after source, followed by a buffer.

 

[jls001]

Couldn't get what K buffer is :sad:

Kuartlotron buffer. It's similar to DCB1.

 

[matbhuvi]

I've tried volume pot as passive attenuation. Didn't work too well. Can't speak about transformer based passive volume control as I haven't tried it.

It's much, much better to have volume pot after source, followed by a buffer.

You mean something like goldpoint level controllers?