@erik_squires @elliottbnewcombjr Agree, yes this should be required reading and tonal controls can help in a large acoustically challenged room. I have a Tube integrated that has tone controls and do use them often, I also have a small listening room that is treated. |
I've yapped before about the benefits of a balance control, and the true advantage of remote balance for certain tracks that benefit a lot from a small tweak of balance. Also, a weak tube, a less than great connection: you can use balance to continue to listen, and get to/find/correct the problem's source at a later time. The old jacks on my vintage McIntosh mx110z Tube tuner/preamp turned out to be random culprits. Solved when Audio Classics replaced all the jacks with new gold plated ones. |
