# Volume control
**URL:** https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069
**Category:** Audio Components
**Created:** [April 30, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069 "2026-04-30T03:30:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Rommel](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Rommel)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/1 "2026-04-30T03:30:18Z")
Newbie question here. I am planning to get PS audio separates (DAC, pre amp, amp and streamer). I am only going to stream music for now. I would like to only use the volume control using the preamp as I read it gives full music resolution but is it possible if I only use the app as its more convinient compared to unit remote? Please enlighten me as I never had hifi equipments before. Thank you all in advance.
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### Author:  [@NipperDog](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/NipperDog)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/2 "2026-04-30T04:06:03Z")
Welcome, and congrats on starting at the top!
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### Author:  [@dawkinsj](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/dawkinsj)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/3 "2026-04-30T05:22:06Z")
Leave your streaming app at a hundred percent and use the preamps remote to control the volume.
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### Author:  [@aangen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aangen)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/4 "2026-04-30T06:40:21Z")
Or maybe 97% to allow for hot sources.
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### Author:  [@dawkinsj](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/dawkinsj)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/5 "2026-04-30T06:46:03Z")
Agree, set a baseline for the sources but then use the preamps volume control for individual tracks.
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### Author:  [@aangen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aangen)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/6 "2026-04-30T07:53:05Z")
I wouldn’t have it any other way. With a sweet preamp, it always sounds better than whatever they put inside some other device.
The Preamp in the MU2 is not suffering though.
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### Author:  [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/7 "2026-04-30T11:17:48Z")
Hello Newbie
I would predict that you’ll hear little if any difference. And once you own this equipment, you’ll have the tools needed to go back and forth searching for your favorite solution. I would choose convenience, but that’s me. Have fun.
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### Author:  [@adifferentpaul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/adifferentpaul)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/8 "2026-05-01T14:45:56Z")
Speaking of volume control, the noise level from my flight yesterday…
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### Author:  [@Hoku](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Hoku)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/9 "2026-05-01T18:29:36Z")
Both Qobuz amd Innuos help suggested I stream at 100% and use the DAC for vol control when I asked about streaming through my Innuos Zen Mk3. Mow, w9th my new PMG 512, I simply stream Qobuz Connect through the onboard streamer and use the DAC for vol control (usually at 12 out of 10).
Note: Maestro vol changes with my DAC adjustments but sometimes sticks. Sure this will be sorted soon.
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### Author:  [@adifferentpaul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/adifferentpaul)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/10 "2026-05-01T20:07:39Z")
PSAudio went back and forth between 100 and 97 during Axpona 2026
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### Author:  [@dchang05](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/dchang05)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/11 "2026-05-01T21:05:46Z")
My PMG512 set at 97, and two days ago was 95. I wanted to hear an improvement, but I just couldn’t 🤔
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### Author:  [@aangen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aangen)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/volume-control/44069/12 "2026-05-01T22:24:22Z")
The only time you MIGHT hear a difference is if you play a file that goes over 0dB. I’d say less than a 5% chance any file does that. Even then… It’s no big deal.
I know I have poorly mastered albums where every track goes over 0dB.