Asking DAC 10 owners what are your volume settings for normal listening levels?
I cannot go over 20~25 depends on the gain (LL/HL) settings, it just gets too loud. Currently have 4 amps including ST 10 and behavior is the same with all of them.
I have used several DAC-10 and DAC10H and the readout is usually around 35-55db. This basically tells you nothing because I have not measured the actual db output at the listening position. My best guess would 65-75 db average.
This is with a standard (fixed) 2v OPPO Player output, and 90db speakers.
Also it is set on HL and running XLR outputs to an ST-10 or K-38
So the elements that i might think could affect this are:
1) Source Signal Strength/Output
2) Using RCA or XLR outputs
3) Amp Sensitivity
4) Amp Gain
5) Speaker Sensitivity and on axis convergence
6) Near or Far Field listening position
7) Abundance or lack of Acoustic Treatment