Barkey, what are your speakers?
I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls....
So I recently upgraded my system to a Rogue Audio Sphinx integrated amplifier, V2.
Prior to this purchase I was using a NAD C162 preamp, and an Emotive UA-200 amplifier.
After a month of listening, I have to say, I miss the tone controls and the loudness feature on the old NAD pre-amp, especially when listening at lower volumes. The Rogue amp sounds great when played at a minimum of 50% of its output, but at lower volumes, it just seems flat. I do use a sub (SVS SB-2000 pro, and I'm using a very efficient speaker (Zu Audio DW's).
I've toyed with the idea of buying an EQ of some sort that has a bypass so that I can boost some of the frequencies when listening at lower volumes, and then bypass when I listening at higher volumes.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone experience anything similar? I'm about to pack and sell the Rogue amp, as the cons outweigh the pros for me.
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Most high end audio products do not have tone controls. Any additional circuitry introduces more problems than it solves. I have proven this over and over the last fifty years. @mahgister +1. Your components are made to reproduce sound as best as they can for there price point. It is more effective to fix the problem not try to deal with the symptoms, typically the room or components that are not synergistic. Perhaps high end sound is not the objective… then, no problem get an equalizer or equipment with tone controls. I don’t think I have owned a component with tone controls or used an equalizer (I have tried them) for forty years. |
Can’t give you help on adding a Schitt, but I have heard good things about them. I went with a Luxman integrated (590AXII) and love it. Has tone and loudness that can be bypassed, I know that some people say tone/loudness isn’t pure, but I’m into listening enjoyment and Luxman fits the bill. |
Can’t give you help on adding a Schitt, but I have heard good things about them. I went with a Luxman integrated (590AXII) and love it. Has tone and loudness that can be bypassed, I know that some people say tone/loudness isn’t pure, but I’m into listening enjoyment and Luxman fits the bill. |
I have 2 Lokis (dos loki?), the original and the improved...original in my video system, numero uno el improvo in the hifi rig generally off until called on (on but bypassed). An amazing gizmo that after many decades dealing with this stuff (pro musician, live sound dude, insufferable old guy creep) has astonished an audio cynic like me. I'm absolutely a Schiit Head...the Freya + (I own the original with NOS GE tubes) just got into Class A Recomended blah blah in Stereophile...among 2 inexpensive preamps, the other being a Topping that isn't tube. Still. |
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