Mike Ford wrote:
> Loudness boosts bass and treble at lower volume levels (ie flat when
> loud), the idea is to match the sensitivity of the ear, but in practice
> it is just one more distortion button for salesdroids to push that
> should be unpushed.
Other than the filter functions how would it distort more
since it is a passive device. If you you don't like it you can
allways switch it off. Salesdroids are pushing the 250/channel
watt mini transistor amps instead. Read the fine print that is total
power, 75 watts to sub woofer,35 watts to main speaker,10 watts
to tweeter. Notice how they don't give any real specs on amps
other than power. How effecent are the speakers? What is the
distortion? What freq response?
> Most likely it is just a ganged pot, look harder, or at a hamfest.
> Better skip it.
I want to buy one NEW! The loudness control is a good idea,
but since most people have never seen them and tone controls
are rare other bass boost, how can the public know if it is a good
thing. Most people want to feel bass not hear it un-distorted.
I got a 16 watt per channel amp with 6" full range speakers
http://www.oldhifi.com/fostex.html )
that plays plenty loud with out distortion for a 12x10 foot
living room. Total 110 watts AC power with the tubes glowing nicely.
Now if I ever did build a new amp I would have some solid state
logic for a remote and motoroised pots for the volume control,
but still have manual control. I guess I watched too many Star
Trek shows with the main computer out of control. Notice how
now days when windows hangs you can't turn off the computer
with the power switch under the default bios setting.
BTW I got a nice sound systen so I can have music when I build
a TTL computer. Anybody got the data sheet for a 74ls189?
I can still get the chip $5.00 us but not the data sheet.
Ben
Received on Wed Nov 20 2002 - 12:46:00 GMT