J.Rowland Is it possible to shut off the display

Not all recordings are perfectly L/R balanced. On many recordings a small adjustment in the balance control can snap the soundstage into greater focus.

I have Jungson JA 88C (cost me all of $325 used) which uses the Rowland digital volume control. Try depressing and holding down (not a quick click) the mute button on the remote for a few seconds. This defeats the display on the Jungson (which also has no power switch on the front of the amp) which has no controls on the amp other than volume. Adjusting the volume on the amp or remote, or changing input on the remote will then re-activate the display.

Give it a try.

Hi Gary (Garebear),

So you are happy now with your Synergy IIi? I know that you felt it was a bit bright when you first bought it. Did you change cables? What helped smooth out the sound?

Cheers,
John

One other bit of info that may be of use. Holding down the mode/input button on the remote on the Jungson until the display flashes and then using the volume control on the remote will allow you to cycle up or down in volume much more quickly than in the "normal" mode. This is a very useful feature that I use quite a bit as adjusting volume in the default mode is pretty slow.

Onhwy61: Perhaps you're right, but I must say that a.) the vast majority of the CDs which I listen to sound quite well-balanced. b.) I don't really want to tinker with the balance function on a regular basis, even if the odd recording will benefit. c.) one of the very few criticisms of the Concentra that I have is the placement of the balance buttons. I prefer not to have to look at the remote (sometimes the light is dim, anyway), and have found that I would inadvertantly hit one of those buttons often enough that it was a pain (to have to reset, etc.).

Hdm: The Rowland remote, while simple, is THE most responsive I've ever used. When the volume button is depressed briefly, it is easy to fine tune the calibrations. When kept depressed, the 0–60 (decibel) time is the stereo equivalent of a Porsche Turbo!