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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
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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.
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
"Correct" volume level is something I have come to realize through multichannel recordings. A solo part,for example a violin, is usually located in the center channel. I know how loud a real violin can play, and I set the volume accordingly. However, when I do this I often find that the rest of the orchestra is too soft. The mix engineers figure that since the soloist gets the big bucks, he or she should be emphasized. In my system I can easily adjust the relative volume of the center vs the other channels. This is not so easy with a two-channel system.
onemug
784 posts
 
Now that the volume control whys (not wise) have been brought to light, can someone please explain why there has to be a gas pedals on cars?
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