It gives no driver for Linux.Can only use with standart Setting when Linux would.
Otherwise you can use the E10 only on Windows and maybe Apple Computer.
On Linux Systems you can only use Dac‘s without driver for Example the Fostex Hp A3 he need only the Usb connection to drive it.
Hmm I don’t feel like it’s anything to do with the drivers, since it’s both on Windows and Linux and since it goes away when I turn the volume knob of the LS open far enough.
But theoretically yes, if you don’t have any problems with Linux but do with Windows, I would guess so.
In the Windows settings, go to the main menu at the bottom right of this speaker and check whether there is a balance control.
If so, move it to the position that is most convenient for you.
And check that again.
You may have unconsciously adjusted the balance by pressing the key.
Also check the balance of your player, maybe there is something wrong there.
Is there a current driver for the onboard sound card?
Well the thing is that I know that imbalance on low volumes is a thing, so I don’t think there really is another reason. I’m mostly wondering what the best solution would be.
Not sure, I never use the onboard sound card since it doesn’t have a line out as far as I can tell.
Does the LS suffer the same channel imbalance as the LP when at low volume due to the volume pot?
Well I don’t own a LP, but I would imagine that it will not have it or suffer less from it due to it being a higher performance amplifier; so maybe it has a better volume pot?
Apparently modern delta-sigma DACs have problems and have to make quality trade-offs when dealing with digital signals at 100% volume (0 dBFS), so it’s best to stay away from 100% on the digital side: The Case for Digital Volume Control | It's only Audio
But even further, the article argues we should prefer digital volume control as long as we can force the OS to handle it intelligently, with algorithms involving proper noise-shaped dithering and resampling to higher bit depths (or if we know we have an OS that already does this), because analog volume like any extra analog components added to the signal path will increase distortion and noise, and is typically more expensive to fix than software volume control algorithms.
Also from Archimago’s blog: