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RE: Can someone explain to me why the "balance knob" is evil? Ok

Depends on the balance control. I use mine when I am off center, sitting at my desk, in the corner.

MY CJ CT5's balance is resistor controlled, so not evil. The balance control on the Tara Labs Passage preamp does some weird things, does not function like any other balance control I have used, so seems evil.

I also use the CT5's balance control on the rare LP or CD, that seems to be recorded favoring one side. Or if the dog beats me to the sweet spot, so I am off center by a foot or two. He's a big dog.

In my opinion balance controls get a bad rap do to the quality of those controls often used on cheap equipment, removing those type usually improves sound quality.

That's my opinion, anyway.


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