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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?
elizabeth

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I still have a carver pre-amp that has the most flexible on board tone controls I have used.

It sounds fine in my second system, but leaves a bit to be desired in terms of overall sound quality in my main system, where I replaced it with an ARC sp16 a couple years back.

It is a very decent compromise though between flexibility and sound quality for reasonable cost.

It was also made over 20 years ago now though. To do the same with good quality today would surely increase the cost and probably only have limited appeal as a result.
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