Hi,
I have a Croft pre R S spec but with American octal valves.
Just wondering if stepped attentuators are worthwhile?
Thanks
Location: Manchester
Posts: 94
I'm Carl.
Hi,
I have a Croft pre R S spec but with American octal valves.
Just wondering if stepped attentuators are worthwhile?
Thanks
Last edited by valves; 24-12-2017 at 13:10. Reason: Error
What's got you wondering?
Location: Coventry, England UK
Posts: 534
I'm Simon.
I've got one of these in my passive: http://www.acoustic-dimension.com/at...ators-main.htm
Superb and a big leap up from the tisbury I was using previously (I believe it uses a Dact 21-step).
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 7,090
I'm Dave.
Many stepped attenuators have too coarse steps, so you often have difficulty in selecting the exact volume level you require.
Location: Manchester
Posts: 94
I'm Carl.
Hi,
Thanks for replies,
Noticed a few people recommending DACT in Croft pre amps.
I would need 2, so nearly £400.
I was wondering if it was a worthwhile modification.
Carl
Location: Manchester
Posts: 94
I'm Carl.
Thanks for the 41 step link.
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 575
I'm Ian.
Hi Carl,
I say with hand on heart, if I owned a Croft RS pre (and I did for a little while), I'd leave it as the designer intended and sit back and enjoy it. I just can't help thinking that a possible outcome is spending the £400, getting the DACTs fitted and then not really noticing any sonic improvement.
Genuinely not trying to be a bore in suggesting leaving all well alone - sometimes the best thing to do is nothing !
Location: Manchester
Posts: 94
I'm Carl.
Thank you.
I'm inclined to think the same.
Somewhat off topic, but if I had a spare £400 to play with, I'd be sorely tempted to try this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Glasshous...IAAOSwT2daO8Hi
Location: Coventry
Posts: 131
I'm Mick.
Hi, I ordered one of these last night.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dale-23-S...K/322590212161
I found that the volume pot on my Croft Epoch was not balanced 20kohm difference between sides, currently Ive bypassed the volume using resistors, big improvement. but no adjustment.
You could try using resistors to see how big an improvement a stepped device would give.