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In Reply to: RE: Tone Controls posted by Diogenes on November 25, 2014 at 08:23:12
"Why are tone controls anathema when we are using cable-rolling to do the same thing?"
Some people, including myself, think tone controls set to "flat" are less transparent than no tone controls.....
Cables and "tube rolling" can be like tone controls, but the effects are a lot more subtle.
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Perhaps, but also a lot less predictable, not to mention the expense.
I'd much rather have a well-designed and built-in set of controls where the parameters were re-settable and not requiring disassembly or replacement of parts. I'm actually surprised that, in this day and age, there hasn't been an effective solution, and I wonder if the commonly held audiophile prejudices against any such feature have hindered its development.
I'm reminded of a discussion I had with someone at Audio Research, during which I expressed my annoyance at the surprisingly bare-bones capability of the remote control on their first CD player. The response of the rep was to say (with a laugh), how "audiophiles wouldn't approve of any bells and whistles on such a high-end product" By "bells and whistles", he was referring to such standard features as programming and any other functions beyond those covered by the four buttons (I think) on their remote. Wow.
Please explain what what you mean by "tone controls set to "flat" are less transparent than no tone controls."
Many tone controls are always "engaged or in", even though they are set to the flat position. Others are out of the circuit in the flat position. I'm assuming you are talking about the former? If not, please explain further.
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"Many tone controls are always 'engaged or in', even though they are set to the flat position. Others are out of the circuit in the flat position. I'm assuming you are talking about the former?"The former is what I implied. Although they probably exist, I'm not aware of a product with tone controls that function like the latter. Except for the use of a separate switch to bypass or defeat the tone controls.
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has no connection in the flat position.
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