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who wants tone controls on your next preamp?

I can remeber tone controls. They used to be on preamps, and integrated amplifiers. Then somehow, they vanished. I KNOW why they say they got rid of them, but really i think it was so cable manufacturers could sell billions of dollars worth of cables. Anyone else also notice tone controls disappeared same time as we all started to need 'special cables'? it's a plot! I want tone control back on my stuff. How about you? Of course, they would have to be defeatable. Elizabeth  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 05-19-10

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 05-19-10   Don't need em or want em myself. they add distortion just li ...   Rwwear 05-19-10   I have a spare carver c6 pre-amp that i am not using with so ...   Mapman 05-19-10   Imho the anti-tone control crowd is blind to the fact that e ...   Herman 05-19-10   I also have a carver c-9 sonic hologram generator, and a dbx ...   Zydo 05-19-10   Zydo, equating antiquated devices like those you mentioned w ...   Herman 05-19-10   Given the choice, i'd choose to have them provided the circu ...   Tvad 05-19-10   My preamp allows me to have different sound levels for left ...   Uru975 05-20-10   It is a fact that at low volume our ears are less sensitive ...   Tgrisham 05-20-10   Old fashioned, cheap treble and bass tone controls were drop ...   Samujohn 05-20-10   Mcintosh still uses them and when placed in the nuetral posi ...   Theo 05-20-10   To drunk to read what's been posted, but if you want tone or ...   Gslone 05-20-10   Tgrisham, "it is a fact that at low volume our ears a ...   Rrog 05-20-10   I do . . . actually a modern, high-quality tone control arra ...   Kirkus 05-20-10   . if someone could make a transparent eq for my ref3 i'd lov ...   Mitch4t 05-20-10   This is the classic study done in the 50's regarding perceiv ...   Tgrisham 05-20-10   If we can put a man on the moon, we can build gear with tone ...   Glenfihi 05-20-10   "i also have a carver c-9 sonic hologram generator, and ...   Mapman 05-20-10   They can make tone controls that work well but they are digi ...   Rwwear 05-20-10   Yes. defeatable tone controls. i say bring them back. poor r ...   Mcfarland 05-20-10   Agreed that use of adjustable subs alleviate the value of o ...   Mapman 05-20-10   I wopuld like to have them, but i don't think it was a consp ...   Cyclonicman 05-20-10   "fer sure dude". my yamaha cx1 had them & i do mi ...   Jsd52756 05-20-10   "for ten big ones they oughta be able to put one in the ...   Mapman 05-20-10   Don't need them; don't want them. and i don't want to pay f ...   Almarg 05-20-10   In addition to tone controls, a must is a balance control.   Buconero117 05-20-10   Would really like to see tone controls make a come back..... ...   Sympaticonorm 05-20-10   I want recording engineers to make recordings that don't req ...   Unsound 05-20-10   This can be done well if you have a competant amp designer.i ...   Fromunda 05-20-10   Fwiw, i was never able to detect distortion as a result of h ...   Mapman 05-20-10   Plenty of preamp choices with tape in/out. with a tape loop ...   Vicdamone 05-20-10   First tone controls obviously add color, there is devices in ...   Undertow 05-20-10   i don't think there's a cable company that has that much in ...   Tpreaves 05-20-10   An audiophile and tone controls should not be in the same se ...   Orpheus10 05-20-10   Be honest, some audiophiles don't have the intelligence to p ...   Onhwy61 05-20-10   Zydo, i had a phase linear 4000 designed by bob carver with ...   Orpheus10 05-20-10   "don't need them; don't want them. and i don't want to ...   Kijanki 05-20-10   The last time i recall actually using the tone controls when ...   Mapman 05-20-10   Onhwy61, you hit the nail on the head. if most audiophiles h ...   Carlos269 05-20-10   Carlos269- you are so right. we are lemmings into the sea! ...   Tgrisham 05-20-10   If your preamp/amp has inserts, or a tape loop/monitor arran ...   Coolhand 05-20-10   Carlos, why did you wait until i spent so much money on gear ...   Kclone 05-21-10   If you go to a quality steak house type restaurant you'll al ...   Onhwy61 05-21-10   Kclone, i understand where you are coming from. i also start ...   Carlos269 05-21-10   Yes, one way to look at it is that you are at the mercy of t ...   Mapman 05-21-10: Orpheus10 It is quite apparent that all of the people who want tone controls are equipment lovers as opposed to music lovers. With tone controls they can muck with the music. Tone controls are not illegal, add an equalizer. Orpheus10  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 05-21-10   Orpheus, what do you think microphone positioning does? furt ...   Carlos269 05-21-10   onhwy61's analogy is excellent, and actually one that i use ...   Kirkus 05-21-10   I have tone controls on my mcintosh c2300. they are complete ...   Hififile 05-21-10   No tone or balance controls in my system. i do miss the bal ...   Daverz 05-21-10   The posts on this thread are driving me into "coniption ...   Orpheus10

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