Topic: knobs?

[Ed.]

ok, i know some of you guys are really hardcore about your playback, and i respect that fully.  in fact, one day i hope to beef mine up, and look forward to doing so.

but isn't this kind of overkill...i get what they're saying...but its a wooden knob, couldn't i just make my own for $480 cheaper?

http://www.referenceaudiomods.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=NOB_C37_C&Category_Code=VOLUME&Product_Count=2

[jpschust]

i think its somewhere around there i  draw the line.

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

I tried those but they sounded bright on my system.  The ones I use now are finished with a highly damped varnish.  The cost is a little more, but well worth it.  Absolutely transparent after a 50hrs of break in.

[Ed.]

is that 50 hours of playing music with them on your stereo...or 50 hours of turning the volume up and down?

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

Thats 50 hours of rubbing the knob and making moaning noises.  I just realized that I didn't indicate sarcasm in my previous post.  Hopefully no one is off ordering one now. ;-)

[jpschust]

i figured either sarcasm or rolling my eyes completely 

[Ed.]

haha, yeah, if anyone drops 5hundy on knobs can i borrow a thousand from them for some new mics...i'll pay ya back in under a year, i promise.

[Tim]

I tried those but they sounded bright on my system.  The ones I use now are finished with a highly damped varnish.  The cost is a little more, but well worth it.  Absolutely transparent after a 50hrs of break in.

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