Topic: ADI 2 DAC seems louder
I received my device back from warranty repair yesterday. The encoder had been replaced as it didn't work properly.
After playing around with it for a while it seems like the device plays things louder than before. For example when I play back Time Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas OST from the same WAV files as before now I'm happy listening to it at around 50 dBr while before the warranty the same soundtrack I needed to ramp the sound all the way to 40 to 35 dBr. The playback is done by the same software via Deadbeef v. 1.8.4.
The bit perfect test passes on another MPV, which has a similar volume to Deadbeef. However, it does not pass with Deadbeef.
I've noticed a similar thing happening with all audio sources that everything just seems louder than before. The above mentioned soundtrack is just one I clearly remember the details from before.
The auto reference is on just like before. The device is connected via USB to the computer, but the playback is the same via optical. Previously I used RCA while currently I'm using XLR to connect the ADI 2 DAC to the power amplifier.
I've always adjusted the volume on the device itself so the output from my computer is at 100%.
I'm using the same headphones as before.
So is there something I'm overseeing that would have an effect on the volume in this fashion? All the settings had been reset during the warranty repair, so it's possible I've missed something I had done previously.