Ill will be receiving the ds soon 
Ordered 4 days Using a meitner bdiat has so much gain must use remote to open up preamp
Any suggestion on the gain setting which would be optimum for
initial choice hi or low
components
lamm ll2 preamp
lamm m2.1 monoblocks
Direct stream sr into single ended class a preamp with 18db gain
rxmitch
#1
tedsmith
#2
Use which ever setting sounds best. Turn down he DS volume before you change from the low setting to the high setting to avoid too loud of an output.
Some prefer having the volume on the DS high and using their preamps for volume control.
Others prefer having the volume on their preamps high and using the DS for volume control.