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Any Amps with Volume control??

I just use a CD player in my system and would like to find an amp that has volume control. My CD player does not (the old one did, maybe I should have kept it) and I don't know if this is even something that is produced. If any are available, do they sound good? Is there another way around this without using an integrated or preamp? Thanks!
sabbiamj
miked
41 posts
 
Check out Cinepro, some of their amps have level controls on the front.
kkirkpac099
85 posts
 
I'm pretty sure McIntosh does this as well as Bryston's pro line. Another option is something like the Mark Levinson #39 CD player that has a high-quality remote volume control built in.
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justlisten
489 posts
 
Parasound, Hafler, Audiocontrol make some...why not avoid this a buy a pair of $250EVS attenuaotors or some other passive attenuator? I have a Luminous Audio volume control which is incredible sonically and cost me $90 used, and $185 new
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kriskosiba
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I don't know what your price range is but David Berning makes an amplifier with a very high quality volume control. The model # is the ZH270. I have heard this thing and it is amazing. In fact David Berning designed it to be used direct from source. This amp is like the Swiss army knife of amplifiers, in that you can also adjust the feedback for desired listening tastes. It is an otl tube amp that produces 70 watts into 8 ohms. It is quite expensive, will run $4500 big ones, but man is it worth it.
mattman
61 posts
 
some of the older Carver amps have volume controls them
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