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Graham Slee
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Whether or not the demand for remote control is strong, if it isn't on offer many will not bother to consider the Aria.
I developed the remote control circuitry some months ago. It is completely different to any conventional remote control to avoid clashes between equipment. It is still an IR control and the signal is coded so no worries about ambient lighting having an adverse effect. The motorised pot and remote control receiver can be housed on a sub board which could be retro-fitted after removal of the non motorised pot which would be fitted to the manual version. Therefore those who do not want remote control can buy the manual version, and those who do want remote control can buy the remote control version. And those who want to upgrade to remote control can have it upgraded also. Having worked on professional high end studio equipment I know the virtues of conductive polymer potentiometers. I am hoping to make conductive polymer the standard volume control on the manual version, and I will be trying some out on my Solo Ultra Linear DE first because it is a lot easier hearing differences on headphones. I also intend to make a stereo balance pot a standard issue. However it will only give +/- 3dB at full travel and its effect when centered or even slightly off centre will be virtually zero. And after all, it doesn't mix any left with right - all it can do is vary the gain so I just don't know what the fuss is about... come on, which idiot frightened people? I'd like to know? As for reliability, this is why I am so interested in conductive polymer. You can pay a fortune for other preamps fitted with carbon if you want. The reason for using conductive polymer in studio gear is for reliability and quality. Carbon is carbon... it is what the "lead" of a pencil is made of. And lastly (in this reply), what good are switched attenuators? How many switch contacts are there? 24? 36? Quite a lot of switch contacts to go faulty. All those bits of metal rubbing against other bits of metal. Not bad if they are hard gold plated - and hard gold plate is 9 carat and not the 22 carat I've seen being talked about so much about in hi-fi, and which is as soft as... Source selectors have to be switches, but they are not subject to the rate of adjustment switched attenuators would be. Most good quality rotary switches are rated for 10,000 operations. Work it out for yourself. Sometimes I have to ask if hi-fi is about a load of people just crying out to be conned? Graham |
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That none should be able to buy or sell without a smartphone and the knowledge in how to use apps
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morris_minor
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Bob
Majestic DAC/pre-amp Accession MC/Enigma, Accession MM, Reflex M, Elevator EXP, Era Gold V Solo ULDE, Novo, Lautus USB and digital, Libran balanced, CuSat50 2 x Proprius + Spatia/Spatia Links |
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Fatmangolf
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It's starting to sound a lot like great British Hi-fi. And its eminence is imminent.
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Jon
Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
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BAK
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Graham, I thought your above statements needed restating. One could not state your design/work ethic any better! True dedication to transparency in sound reproduction. The ARIA Line Stage may be still needed? I'm sure the consumer market would like the remote/manual volume option. I for one would like to see it, maybe call it the DOVE connection? Gotta love a DOVE! |
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Bruce
AT-14SA, Pickering XV-15, Hana EL, Technics SL-1600MK2, Lautus, Majestic DAC, Technics SH-8055 spectrum analyzer, Eminence Beta8A custom cabs; Proprius & Reflex M or C, Enjoy Life your way! |
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morris_minor
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Well worth re-posting that Bruce!
(BTW, weren't The Ambassadors of Correctness the post-punk brothers of The Sultans of Swing? )
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Bob
Majestic DAC/pre-amp Accession MC/Enigma, Accession MM, Reflex M, Elevator EXP, Era Gold V Solo ULDE, Novo, Lautus USB and digital, Libran balanced, CuSat50 2 x Proprius + Spatia/Spatia Links |
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