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Originally Posted by Dafos
It's a great preamp, probably even edging my ref anniversary. What puzzles me is why arc decided to change the volume control tapering, with most of the gain achieved at lower volume settings, making it difficult, at times, to fine tune the proper volume level for a particular piece of music. For those doing an a-b, pls take note of this since the higher gain at lower volume sertings may lead one to believe its much better when in fact at a given volume level it's simply louder.
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Very true. And it's not just a little bit, it's quite a lot. Typically 6 to 10 numbers less for the same volume, depending on the source.