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Remote Balance Control: on Tube Integrated Amp?

Anyone know of a Tube Integrated Amp with remote balance?

Safe/Easy/External Bias control would be nice.

I find some individual tracks can benefit a great deal from minor balance adjustments. Especially compilations with many different engineers involved. Remote balance from listening position is the goal.

I now use my Chase Remote Line Controller remote volume and remote balance from listening position, as intermediary stage between a few components. Other sources direct to amp, no remote balance. It would be nice to have remote balance for sources that go directly to the integrated amp.

tubes, +/- 30 wpc is plenty for my very efficient horns. Using Cayin A88T 45wpc now (6550, KT88) Love it, except no remote balance. Used 35/30wpc mono blocks for many years (EL37, EL34, 5881), also plenty power.

Thanks in advance for suggestions,

Elliott
elliottbnewcombjr
elliottbnewcombjr OP
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stereo5 , thanks, but I am frustrated to get specific answers.

this unit, they don't even mention remote control, or show a photo of a remote control, and not a hint it it's specs.

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/integrated-amplifiers/ma8000

perhaps if I download the manual, but that is why I am asking for specifics.
elliottbnewcombjr OP
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this shows McIntosh remote control, no balance controls obvious

file:///C:/Users/ellio/Downloads/hr072-update-codes-01%20(1).pdf

Off to the unit's manual
elliottbnewcombjr OP
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manual shows how, but it is not a separate balance control, menu alternates to get there.
elliottbnewcombjr OP
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I guess it was 1958.

http://www.fisherconsoles.com/President%20II.html

I inherited it from my uncle. I have all the components, use the console for firewood. Originally the woofers shot out the bottom, unit was on 8" bronze legs. TT and tape deck in the 2 drawers.
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twoleftears
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No one is going to motorize a conventional balance control.

You need to find a unit with two volume controls, for left and right channels.  Rather like what Sonic Frontiers did with their preamps.

But does this exist in a tube integrated??

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