Best way to add remote volume control to tube pre.

Cheap options are the Creek remote volume control and, if you can find one, the Chase RLC. I've used both and don't believe I or anyone else can hear a negative effect on the sound. If you don't like either one you won't have much invested and they are easy to sell.

Good luck,

Wendell

A friend of mine came up with this one. No degradation to the sound whatsoever.

He disassembled a remote control toy car or something, ran a belt or big O-ring around the volume knob and a wheel. He then use the remote control (for the toy car) to change volume. It works and no degradation to the sound. I would think you would want to find one that has a quiet motor, and allows you to be able to run at slow speed for fine adjustment of the volume.

FrankC

If the pre has or can be refitted with a high-quality stepped attenuator, Bent Audio makes a nice motor-drive/infrared remote kit.