Loudness Button

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balance knob

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/balance-knob/post?highlight=low%2Bvolume%2Bboost&postid=1...

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https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/toole-and-why-i-like-tone-controls/post?highlight=low%2Bvolum...

What happened to the old premise of straight wire with gain? Just saying, again

What happened to the old premise of straight wire with gain? Just saying, again

I buried it when I realized how much personal taste and imperfection was inherent in music production. 

It came back as a ghost of scientific perfection, which I had exorcised with gear I liked the sound of.

Hi @tooblue

Listen, I just want to say that was a little cold of me. You should buy and enjoy what you like, according to your own personal values and aesthetic.

I gave up on arbitrary perfection. I rely on tests, numbers and science a lot, but in the end, this is about my own somatic pleasure.

When it comes to tone controls, I've heard issues with some, and not with others. I had to step back and think about whether the alleged imperfection of the tone control itself was worth denying myself better sound.

I'm lucky to have a unit whose tone controls I cannot tell.  Maybe my ears have gotten worse? I've heard other units and did not like the tone controls.  Now, at night, listening with the loudness switch on is heaven. It means I don't have to have live sound to have great music.

Should you? Up to you, but the rigid self discipline of avoiding them is something far in my past. I even use a digital EQ to do some careful room correction.

Best,

E

@erik_squires, no opology necessary but that is where we differ. I could care less sbout the spec sheets as they usually have very little to do with what my ears tell me. Enjoy the music