Is there a way to add "loudness" to a Peachtree Nova 150?


Has anyone tried using the Schiit Loki with a Peachtree Nova 150,300,500 ?

I have a Nova 150 with Vintage Klipsch Kg2 speakers (mini Forte’s). And am streaming with a Bluesound Node 2i. I also have a Denon DRA-25 that I upgraded from to the Nova 150. So, the Denon has a loudness knob that sounds good with my set up with the Loudness maxed on flat. This sounds good at lower volume. However, the Nova doesn’t unless it’s turned up quite loud and in my small living room it’s too loud. So does anyone know if I added the Schiit Loki with the loop on the Nova if it will do what the loudness knob does on the Denon?

btlancaster24

Per the description on the Peachtree site:

The nova150 includes an extremely useful LOOP (output/input) feature, allowing you to add an external tube buffer, equalizer or other processor into the signal path as desired. The LOOP button on the remote control engages and disengages the loop audio path utilizing high-performance relays. Do you want to experiment with room correction? No problem. Wire your room EQ component into the nova150 and use the LOOP button on the remote control to easily A-B between correction in/correction out.

You're good to go. You can select if you want the Loki in the circuit, or not...

reubent

My garage/shop system, I need remote volume and mute while I’m working on stuff.

Just as you told OP he can do, I use my Yamaha CR-1040’s ’adapter’ loop to go in/out of the Chase Unit I mentioned above, also taking advantage of it’s switched power outlet.

Thus everything goes normally into the Yamaha, then engage the adapter loop involving the chase for power, mute, remote volume.

OP, I was WRONG.

I just figured out your Denon Loudness Control. I messed with my Yamaha CR-1040, discovered it’s identical setup. It’s a very good implementation. IF USED CORRECTLY

They both have two volume controls. Standard ’Volume’, and ’Loudness’ (reduces volume only)

FLAT is indeed Zero Loudness, Zero Boost.

’Loudness’ turns only counter-clockwise, in 10 progressive steps, starts at the top, turns left, down, around, back up, almost back to the top.

Each step both lowers the volume a little, and engages ’loudness’ a little, little lower/little more ...

you progressively lower volume with progressively more boost until fully counter-clockwise,(position just to the right of flat is max loudness) it is +10db at 50hz and +5db at 10khz.

1. set ’loudness’ FLAT

2. set your normal volume control for ’low normal’, no loudness.

3. use standard volume UP for more volume

4. for lower volumes with loudness:

a. first: get standard volume ’back to’ normal low volume

b. next: use ’loudness, to lower the volume from there, thus progressively engaging fletcher munson compensation as you simultaneously reduce volume.

c. clockwise back to ’flat’, for ’low normal’. then use standard volume to play louder than that.

I would go for Chase (reminder, needs the remote).

Loki might be a better tone control (4 bands) than the Chase, it is smaller than the Chase

but the Chase is much more versatile as a remote system controller.

remote power, remote volume, remote balance from your seated position is awesome for the tracks that benefit a LOT from a SMALL balance tweak, remote tone, mute, and automatically engaged fletcher munson 'loudness'. 

use it in a variety of ways