J.Rowland Is it possible to shut off the display

again, I haven't used the Concerto, but the Concentra is designed to be left on all of the time, and I would guess that it is the same for yours.

Tony

Why would you deactivate the balance control? It's one of the amp's most useful features.

As I recall, from owning a Concentra II in the past, a chip has to be changed inside the unit to make the display turn off after 5 seconds; JRDG can provide you with the chip and intstructions on how to do it. JRDG gear is designed to be left on all the time, hence no on/off swith on the front.

Really? How so? To compensate for bad recordings, or limitations in your listening space? I use a balance control in my car, in order to compensate for the unfortunate listening position, but a home system? Please enlighten me.

How difficult is the balance adjustment on the Concentra II to use? I ask because I am considering buying one, but adjusting balance from the listening chair is fairly important to me. Due to the placement of windows and televisions in the room as well, the listening chair is slightly off axis. I use the balance control to compensate. If it is that difficult to use, maybe the Concentra II is not for me.

Cheers,
John