AR LS17SE Volume Control
What stands out to me is the limited volume control range. When I was researching a preamp for my needs this seemed to be the exact fit I was looking for. It is specified as having 102 detents on the volume control which seemed like a good range of sensitivity to me.
What I find is it is only 6-8 clicks on the volume control from lowest/no volume to maximum tolerable volume which, to me, is quite disappointing for such a garnered piece/brand. Especially with the 102 detent reference.
Am I missing something?
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The gain on the LS17/SE rises very fast. There is a modification that ARC can do to smooth out the gain control to make it a smoother rising rate. Not too expensive. If I remember correctly less than $500.00. It’s a known “issue” with that pre. Just the way it is designed. If your amp has input sensitivity control you can mitigate it that way as well. |
mike_ostradick OP Mike you already have too much gain, you don’t need an active preamp with even more gain. Get yourself a good 10ohm passive preamp, this gives an output impedance max of 2.7kohm and into your 30kohm poweramp you still have more that 1:10 impedance ratio so no problems. Don’t go inserting line attenuators to bring down the gain, fix the problem with out using that band-aid fix. PM: Second thoughts, just noticed you use a Nad M51 it has a volume control why aren’t you going direct into your power amp with it, again forget the active preamp??
Cheers George |
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