How to Set RS-520 Pre-Amp to Fixed Volume Output

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#1

Hi there. I’m loving my RS-520 here. I have two and the one in my Living Room ismost often used as a Streamer or DAC and route the Pre-Amp out into an Analog Input on a Yamaha RX-A2A that runs (5) Klipsch Reference speakers and a Yamaha Sub-Woofer. So when I do that I have the volume / output on the RS-520 set to 100% and I use the volume controls on the Yamaha and its MusicCast Remote Apps to control the receiver Amp’s output.

** BUT **, I also have the RS-520’s speaker outputs connected to a new pair of Klipsch RP-6000 II speakers. So when I want to listen to 2-Channle output on the new Klipsch speakers, I will go into the RS-520 Input/Output and change the Output to Speakers. If I were to play a source like Qobuz at 100% volume from the RS-520’s amplifier I’d likely hurt them and/or my ears.
I take great care when switching but having to turn the RS-520 volume down to zero from 100% would be easy to miss. So,…is there a way to set the Pre-Amp output to always be line level and not a variable output controlled by the Volume setting on the RS-520? If there is now, I’d sure like to see you add it.
If there is some other work around I am missing here, I’m open to suggestions.
Thanks and keep up thje great dev work!

#2

@pwscott

When using 2 outputs with RS520, there is no way to set a fixed volume for the set output.
If the volume of the RS520 is different for each output in use, adjust the volume on the amplifier or DAC.

Thank you

#3

I’m sorry, respectfully, you seem to misunderstand my question. I do NOT want to use (2) Outputs at the same time. I want to know if the Pre-Amp Output can be set always be ‘Line Level’ Output…i.e. at 100%…WITHOUT the RS-520 output volume to set to 100%.

To repeat the use case:

Most of the time I use the Pre-Amp Out to my Yamaha Aventage Receiver system and I control the volume on the Yamaha receiver. So I want the RS-520 Pre-Amp Output to be ‘Line Level’; and I will control the listening volume on the receiver. Currently that requires me to set the RS-520 overall Volume out to 100% as far as I can se so far.

BUT, sometimes I like to listen to the excellent Rose Hifi Class ‘AD’ GaN Amplifier Section, so I have Klipsch speakers exclusively (meaning NOT connected to the Yamaha, only to the RS-520 Speaker Outputs for exclusive use) attached to the speaker outputs. When I switch ‘Output’ on the RS-520, I would prefer NOT to have the actual ‘Volume Setting’ on the RS-520 still be set on 100% from when I was outputting to the Pre-Amp Outputs and into the Yamaha Receiver.

There is no use case where I want to output to two different destination devices at the same time (setting aside the HDMI output to the TV of course).

I think I saw a setting for Line Output somewhere in the many menus on the RS-520. Any pointers appreciated.