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Proper use volume control?

1) To move the soundstage forward or back to where it should be or where you like it.

2) To get fuller details from PPP to all the way to FFF.

3) To get the room playing as loud as you imagine/remember in a concert hall/stadium setting.

4) To "fill the room" without creating unwanted wall and other reverberations/resounances.

5) Any other reasons.
club900fe
blkadr
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Some systems don't come to life until you wick up the big knob. I like lively speakers, and a system that sounds good at low or high levels. Sometimes sheer output compensates for what is missing in overall sound quality.
There are lots of uses for the volume control, including pissing off the neighbors.
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kijanki
4,428 posts
 
"We've already lost tone and balance controls"

There is no need for volume control - just sit closer or further away from the speakers. Move your chair sideways to adjust balance.
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srwooten
694 posts
 
Certain songs have certain volume levels that seem just right in my opinion. I use the volume adjusting mechanism to find that.
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pubul57
3,712 posts
 
Direct connection between 2v source and amp would tear up your speaker drivers at some point in the music, proper funtion of a volume control is to attenuate the signal.
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