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Is Remote Control Important?

How important is Remote Control to you when selecting components for your system. Do you consider buying products that don't have Remote Control, or only ones that do? If you had the choice of a CD player that was the best sounding, but had no Remote Control capability, would you buy it? Or would you buy the next best thing that had a Remote Control.

One reason why I ask this is, I have a friend who just sold me his entire LP collection because he said that he would never play them again, because he would have to get up off the couch to change records. When this same friend's reciever broke, I offered to loan him one of mine, but he refused because it had no Remote Control, and he would have to get up to change the volume. In his opinion, no music was better than having to get up to change the volume. And no amount of performance would substitute for a Remote Control.

Is this a predominant view in the audiophile world? Is convenience more important than performance?
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snook2
616 posts
 
I like a remote for the previous said reasons. Knowing the phase is changed correctly is easier to hear from the sweet spot
twl OP
3,251 posts
 
Onhwy61, you know you are going to contribute to my demise as the last hard-core non-remote using audiophile on the face of the earth! That link was pretty cool! Some very nice looking stuff.
lp_saga
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I'm curious about the comments on the Foundation Research V6 preamp. Those are bold statements for a product you haven't heard. Who told you the preamp was soooo great? The dealer??

I heard of retailers waiting several years to get a hold of these units only to drop the line in frustration. So I'm curious to know of anyone outside of Mr. Wolkow's inner circle of friends who has actually heard the V6 unit?? I'd love to HEAR it....
sean
6,231 posts
 
Remote's are very convenient and a desirable feature, but i can't find any preamps that i like that have a remote. If i could find one, it would probably be out of my price league anyhow. As such, i've got four out of five systems with no remote volume control. The only one that does is my HT system. Sean
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PS... The older and fatter you get, the more likely you are to want a remote. The only problem with this is that the older and fatter that you get, the more likely you are to need the excersize : )
david99
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I like to control the volume to different levels for different songs on even a single CD.
As many know Im into hard rock,metal,nu-metal and the never to die,classic rock.
If there's a song that rocks hard,'ll give it a crank.If its a rock ballad I may turn it down a bit.
I think tweaking the volume to 'the right' satisfaction level is crucial for enjoyment.
If I had to get up during one CD to make possibly several volume adjustments,I'd be missing a lot of the music.
I also like to be able to skip over the weak songs without having to get up.
When I buy a preamp (Im on my 7th or 8th) now.If it doesnt have a remote I move on.
I admit,there have been a couple preamps I wanted that didnt provide a remote and I was bummed.
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