sbelyo Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 My original Dynahi built in 2008 is still going strong and sounds just a good as they day I finished it. I replaced the 50K volume pot with a 10K as it should've been years ago. I believe KG said 50 was to high. With the 10K the amp sounds perfect but I think I've lost the use of the full range of the volume control. I only use the first 25% now where I used to use up to 50% or more with the 50K. Do you think it would be ok to switch to a 25K volume pot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikongod Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Assuming (there I go...) that the TAPER of the pot is the same, there should be no change in where the knob sits with a 10K, 25K, 50K, or any other pot. Generally accepted best practice is to use the lowest impedance pot that your source can drive. If your source cant drive 10Kohms (or even less) cleanly & with full bandwidth smash it up with a hammer* and buy something else. *you could also just sell it, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 If this is the case and your ears aren't lying, you need to find a better source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbelyo Posted November 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 I'm sure it's my ears lying. I probably should have payed more attention. 10K was the recomended value so I'll leave it at that based on what nikongod says. I think maybe I should lower the gain if the volume gets too high too fast correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikongod Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 I think maybe I should lower the gain if the volume gets too high too fast correct? As long as the amp stays stable (dyna{whatever} are very stable) yes, drop some gain and spin the knob higher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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