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Best way to add remote volume control to tube pre.

What is the best way to add remote volume control to a high-quality tube preamp?
Placette?
An inexpensive but quality
solid state preamp like a Rowland Capri in front of the tube preamp?
Something else?
I really don't want to degrade the sound too much.
Should this be done at all?
Any thoughts would be welcome.
rgs92
dgarretson
2,599 posts
 
If the pre has or can be refitted with a high-quality stepped attenuator, Bent Audio makes a nice motor-drive/infrared remote kit.
rgs92 OP
974 posts
 
Thanks for the suggestions. It does have a stepped attenuator.
I need to think about this.
underdog
43 posts
 
Placette all the way.
rgs92 OP
974 posts
 
OK, thanks. Has anyone out there used the Placette in front of a preamp? Thanks.
rodman99999
6,159 posts
 
The only signal degradation with a Placette will be via the extra interconnects/connections. I tried a Creek OBH-10 to see if my CDP had the output to drive my amps, prior to purchasing the Placette Passive Linestage. The Creek units are not transparent on a system of any real resolution(no build quality at all), but do serve well as experimental tools.
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