I can't answer ..look at the potentiometer Steve McCormick designed for his statement preamplifier.
Parasound's Hint 6's new volume control provides huge sonic advances?
Promotional language for the (relatively) new HINT 6 says this: "New Burr-Brown Volume Control:
The Parasound HINT 6 is packed full of technical advancements. The new, upgraded volume control replaces the original model's motorized potentiometer and sliding mechanical contacts with a Burr-Brown electronically controlled analog resistor ladder volume control. Technical advancements in the new volume control offer a more distinct sound stage by increasing the dynamic range, lowering the noise floor, improving left-right separation and maintaining absolute left-right channel tracking at any volume level."
I'm not a skeptic, but am trying to learn.
QUESTION: How does a volume control affect so many elements important to the sound?
I almost never look to the details of how an amplifier's volume control is designed. Is it this important?
The Parasound HINT 6 is packed full of technical advancements. The new, upgraded volume control replaces the original model's motorized potentiometer and sliding mechanical contacts with a Burr-Brown electronically controlled analog resistor ladder volume control. Technical advancements in the new volume control offer a more distinct sound stage by increasing the dynamic range, lowering the noise floor, improving left-right separation and maintaining absolute left-right channel tracking at any volume level."
I'm not a skeptic, but am trying to learn.
QUESTION: How does a volume control affect so many elements important to the sound?
I almost never look to the details of how an amplifier's volume control is designed. Is it this important?