"Mr.T" wrote:

"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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But it is different for every disc - the point with CD is that you can
set it once and forget it.

Since the cartridge you use has it's trackability limits, and the cutter
lathes also have their limits, there is still a finite limit to what you
will ever get from a vinyl disk.

Spot on !

This can be ascertained.
OTOH, CD's have differing average levels, so you cannot "set and forget",
only ascertain the peak level setting for clipping for Dfs.

Not sure what you're saying. It's certainly easy to set up a listening system
that simply won't clip from a CD source. The *CD* may be clipped of course
but that's an entirely different matter.


Admittedly the peak levels on all modern CD's come close to this, whereas
the peak levels for individual vinyl disks cover a wide range.
Knowing the maximum gain setting in both cases allows you to set a volume
control level below the maximum required for amplifier induced clipping
however.

Correct.

Graham