Hi fellas!
I have a question for you. I have one of the earlier revisions of BHA-1, serial # in the 3xx range, which still has balanced preamp outputs.
My question is regarding the gain structure of this amplifier. I am using it with a BDA-2 DAC with balanced XLR cables and with a pair of Sennheiser HD800 headphones. They are 300 Ohm and in my opinion, very sensitive. So much in fact that I usually listen to music with the volume control around 8 - 9 o'clock and the gain switch set to LOW.
Is it possible to decrease the gain of this amplifier and would this have a negative or a positive effect on the audio quality?
If the gain is 14 dB with he switch set to LOW, I'd perhaps be interested in decreasing it to 0 dB (zero). This would put the volume control in-between the 9 - 15 o'clock range where the most precise adjustment to the volume can be made.
Thanks!
Antun