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Old 08-28-2008, 05:29 PM
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Default Re: Tribute Inductive Volume Control and other TVCs

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Originally Posted by luvdunhill View Post
My hottest source is 2v. I'd assume that the (mostly) 2dB steps on this baby with a 2v source is different "feeling" than having a 5v source...
It all depends on the application really, my problem with steppers has always been that they've been on headphone amps designed to drive vastly different loads. That's a bad application in my opinion. In a speaker amp I suppose it would be possible to tailor the gain (assuming it's adjustable in the design) such that you'd have plenty of adjustment. But again with some tube speaker amps (highish gain) I'd be hesitant to invest in one prior to testing the amp with a traditional pot to see where the listening sweet spot was.
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