As long as they are truly bypassed out of the circuit, I'd still use them. If a recording is lean in the bass or treble region, it usually doesn't matter that much to me, as a lot of those still sound great. But sometimes I do get a recording that's bass heavy. With something like that, I need to keep the volume down too low. If I had the tone controls, I'd be able to listen with the volume the same as the good recordings. If recordings were the same (and I'm talking modern recordings too), I wouldn't think about it anymore.
Who wants a set of tone controls on preamps?
I can remember tone controls. Purists have gotten thier wish and tone controls have disappeared from preamps.
I really wish some tone controls were on modern preamps.
Defeatable, naturally, but at least there when one wants them.
They disappeared the same time 'high end' cables started. I guess the cables are substitutes for tones controls now.
here is to hoping some manufacturers wake up and satisfy the unfulfilled wishs of (some) audiophiles.
Why not just one preamp in the lineup with tone controls? Or, an option for them?
I really wish some tone controls were on modern preamps.
Defeatable, naturally, but at least there when one wants them.
They disappeared the same time 'high end' cables started. I guess the cables are substitutes for tones controls now.
here is to hoping some manufacturers wake up and satisfy the unfulfilled wishs of (some) audiophiles.
Why not just one preamp in the lineup with tone controls? Or, an option for them?