Volume pots reduce dynamic range by adding thermal noise while attenuating.

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Topic - Why are TVCs not more popular - Geofdillon@gmail.com 07:32:09 06/19/25 (58)

technical issues TVCs have to overcome - Ralph 09:14:57 06/26/25 (0)

TVCs are the audiophile's Rube Goldberg machine ;-) - AbeCollins 08:04:54 06/20/25 (7)

RE: TVCs are the audiophile's Rube Goldberg machine ;-) - Geofdillon@gmail.com 10:15:37 06/20/25 (6)

"Why are TVCs not more popular ?" - AbeCollins 11:16:19 06/20/25 (5)

RE: "Why are TVCs not more popular ?" - Geofdillon@gmail.com 12:00:46 06/20/25 (4)

RE: "Why are TVCs not more popular ?" - AbeCollins 12:17:01 06/20/25 (3)

RE: "Why are TVCs not more popular ?" - Geofdillon@gmail.com 14:45:53 06/20/25 (2)

RE: "Why are TVCs not more popular ?" - morricab 01:37:09 06/23/25 (0)

RE: "Why are TVCs not more popular ?" - AbeCollins 19:53:54 06/20/25 (0)

RE: Why are TVCs not more popular - Kirk57 08:00:16 06/20/25 (1)

RE: Why are TVCs not more popular - Geofdillon@gmail.com 09:59:57 06/20/25 (0)

Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - Jon L 14:54:25 06/19/25 (35)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - Tre' 07:46:01 06/20/25 (0)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - rogerh113 15:29:02 06/19/25 (33)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - AbeCollins 07:35:38 06/20/25 (32)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - rogerh113 08:17:02 06/20/25 (28)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - AbeCollins 08:28:48 06/20/25 (27)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - rogerh113 08:57:54 06/20/25 (26)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - Ugly 09:44:25 07/01/25 (0)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - AbeCollins 11:12:02 06/20/25 (24)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - morricab 01:44:54 06/23/25 (0)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - Tre' 15:33:07 06/20/25 (20)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - rogerh113 17:45:37 06/20/25 (19)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - Tre' 19:05:00 06/20/25 (18)

Volume pots reduce dynamic range by adding thermal noise while attenuating. - Ugly 09:30:42 07/01/25 (0)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - morricab 01:53:19 06/23/25 (1)

A vacuum tube doesn't need any - Tre' 08:51:05 06/24/25 (0)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - AbeCollins 19:59:56 06/20/25 (14)

Reviews of the Sonic Euphoria TVC preamp mentioned no loss of dynamics. - alaskahiatt 12:34:02 06/21/25 (13)

RE: Reviews of the Sonic Euphoria TVC preamp mentioned no loss of dynamics. - morricab 01:55:16 06/23/25 (5)

Wow! What an opposite experience. Thanks for your contribution. nt - alaskahiatt 12:53:28 06/23/25 (4)

RE: Wow! What an opposite experience. Thanks for your contribution. nt - rogerh113 16:20:35 06/23/25 (3)

Yeah, price changes the comparisons for sure. However, the sound problems - alaskahiatt 22:32:46 06/23/25 (2)

One trick pony for transparency but dynamics usually suffer. - AbeCollins 09:27:22 06/24/25 (1)

RE: One trick pony for transparency but dynamics usually suffer. - Geofdillon@gmail.com 13:08:58 06/26/25 (0)

RE: Reviews of the Sonic Euphoria TVC preamp mentioned no loss of dynamics. - Tre' 17:31:12 06/21/25 (6)

RE: Reviews of the Sonic Euphoria TVC preamp mentioned no loss of dynamics. - Cougar 08:10:33 06/22/25 (0)

RE: Reviews of the Sonic Euphoria TVC preamp mentioned no loss of dynamics. - AbeCollins 21:40:57 06/21/25 (4)

RE: Reviews of the Sonic Euphoria TVC preamp mentioned no loss of dynamics. - rogerh113 01:25:43 06/22/25 (3)

RE: Reviews of the Sonic Euphoria TVC preamp mentioned no loss of dynamics. - AbeCollins 04:35:00 06/22/25 (2)

RE: Reviews of the Sonic Euphoria TVC preamp mentioned no loss of dynamics. - rogerh113 07:34:06 06/22/25 (1)

RE: Reviews of the Sonic Euphoria TVC preamp mentioned no loss of dynamics. - AbeCollins 19:02:50 06/22/25 (0)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - rogerh113 12:20:51 06/20/25 (1)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - AbeCollins 12:56:35 06/20/25 (0)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - Tre' 07:45:04 06/20/25 (2)

RE: Autoformers and transformers have their own sound colorations - AbeCollins 07:53:11 06/20/25 (1)

I get it. Thanks. nt - Tre' 08:04:30 06/20/25 (0)

Money - Chip647 10:02:54 06/19/25 (2)

RE: Money - Ozzy 10:51:41 06/19/25 (1)

Difference between components and systems - Chip647 11:16:07 06/20/25 (0)

Had a passive Pre once - jedrider 09:16:23 06/19/25 (1)

RE: Had a passive Pre once - Ozzy 10:53:08 06/19/25 (0)

RE: Why are TVCs not more popular - rogerh113 07:50:57 06/19/25 (5)

S&B transformer was relatively poor sounding - Wojciech 08:05:47 06/19/25 (4)

RE: S&B transformer was relatively poor sounding - rogerh113 08:14:11 06/19/25 (3)

All systems benefit from tone controls. - Wojciech 08:37:27 06/19/25 (2)

RE: All systems benefit from tone controls. - rogerh113 08:55:44 06/19/25 (1)

RE: All systems benefit from tone controls. - Wojciech 09:46:28 06/19/25 (0)

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