Remote controlled volume

[PS Audio]

<p>Oops. *In yesterday’s post <a title="Keep the lights on" href="http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/lights/12701/">keep the lights on</a> I left out a key word in my sentence “There’s no convincing me that kit that’s been on and running for days on end sounds better than a cold boot up of the gear”. *It should have read “There’s no convincing me that kit that’s been on and running for days on end <span class="c2">doesn’t</span> sound better than a cold boot up of the gear”. *Funny how a single word changes things. *Wars have been fought over a slip of the pen. *Let’s hope none are started on account of my slip up.</p>
<p>Changing the volume by remote control seems so ordinary, so commonplace that we just take it for granted that’s the way it must be done. *But remote control volume is a relatively new feature for equipment, one that didn’t exist with any popularity even into the 1980

[Source: http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/remote-controlled-volume/12715/]

 

[LL21]

Agree! What is your view on the CJ volume control in their GAT and other prior reference models? relay switches instead of a turning potentiometer. Just curious, as a number of SOTA amps make quiet an effort to describe how good their volume control/attenutator is (in terms of not interfering with the signal). Also, does having a remote necessarily add any degradation? Thanks!

 

[NorthStar]

Remote controlled volume; bad for nature, for the purity, for the innocence, for peace?
...Laziness in exchange of excruciating pain?
...Practicality in compromising for aural discomfort?

* There will always be wars between good and bad. Kill the remote control all together.

 

[GaryProtein]

I love the volume remote and being able to adjust most things from my listening chair.

What's not to like about it?

 

[NorthStar]

Saves you from getting up, you couch potato.