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philv
18-12-2022, 01:19
Thanks
philv
18-12-2022, 01:27
Or golden jacks
walpurgis
18-12-2022, 08:02
Make your own? https://www.instructables.com/Homemade-RCA-Attenuator/
philv
18-12-2022, 08:31
Make your own? https://www.instructables.com/Homemade-RCA-Attenuator/

Beyond my technical ability and eyesight i'm afraid.
Thanks, Though.

Any idea what sort of attenuation i need?

I can only turn the volume up 10-15 degrees.

The excessive gain is a problem in that exposes a channel imbalance in the tkd pot at what would normally be very low volume (but not low for me).
It results in their being an imbalance for me at normal listening levels.

For the record, i didn't expect a 95 quid volume pot to have any channel imbalance even at normally very low levels.

Preamps should have balance controls!
walpurgis
18-12-2022, 08:53
Any idea what sort of attenuation i need?

Impossible to be exact, but -10db might be helpful.

There is another option, a cheap line volume control that you can adjust levels to suit. Chinese ebay sellers offer them and they work very well, I have one myself. Like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353509085950?hash=item524ec892fe:g:8OsAAOSwcvFgRfm g&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4OHoStnYKi%2Bkr%2F87INq2gTtIO 7Jt9N2CH8dOiz93uMPsloRwVuNP%2B5eqgDjrugBW0BHdmZwDB 0lFNNeSCoDx2oS51Wey0GpE9V4v1kb0nRG9oYybGz4j7TV%2Fh U0MS95R2ZCWTN1YMmK1GA7Fdaj3xp22ysbj0blFvizSawc2%2B On2WlcdLG%2Fbg0DfTijZovcZ3qcrVpc%2FIp9BG%2Ft2uvMeK TVtJVVgtF%2F37JXuXI%2FIzsjUUD8jxRki2UDbewnP8nsJXR% 2F3MCmh%2BhEwUJd3nrQ%2BoYuaeByxcl9WLMc0VLlFpYra%7C tkp%3ABk9SR-ib7sakYQ
philv
18-12-2022, 08:55
Impossible to be exact, but -10db might be helpful.

There is another option, a cheap line volume control that you can adjust levels to suit. Chinese ebay sellers offer them and they work very well, I have one myself. Like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353509085950?hash=item524ec892fe:g:8OsAAOSwcvFgRfm g&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4OHoStnYKi%2Bkr%2F87INq2gTtIO 7Jt9N2CH8dOiz93uMPsloRwVuNP%2B5eqgDjrugBW0BHdmZwDB 0lFNNeSCoDx2oS51Wey0GpE9V4v1kb0nRG9oYybGz4j7TV%2Fh U0MS95R2ZCWTN1YMmK1GA7Fdaj3xp22ysbj0blFvizSawc2%2B On2WlcdLG%2Fbg0DfTijZovcZ3qcrVpc%2FIp9BG%2Ft2uvMeK TVtJVVgtF%2F37JXuXI%2FIzsjUUD8jxRki2UDbewnP8nsJXR% 2F3MCmh%2BhEwUJd3nrQ%2BoYuaeByxcl9WLMc0VLlFpYra%7C tkp%3ABk9SR-ib7sakYQ

Thanks.

I ahve a feeling i'll end up with 3 different pairs!
viola
18-12-2022, 11:56
Rothwell attenuators come in both RCA phono and XLR, and a whole range of values. They’re on the expensive side, especially the XLR type, but they are good quality.

-20dB is the choice of many, perhaps because that’s the level that was often found on amplifiers with a button to lower output. My Lenco amplifier dates from about 1970 and has a button labelled -20dB. I liked the sound of the Lenco with the -20dB button, especially at low listening levels - a fuller, warmer timbre without the artificial bass boost of the ‘loudness’ button the many amplifiers used to have.
Miller
18-12-2022, 16:02
I use these when needed... Variable attenuators 10/15/20db... Made by German Monacor/IMG who make gear for the pro market and about £30.00.

https://www.monacor.com/products/components/cables-and-plug-in-connectors/adapters/ila-1020/

https://i.postimg.cc/90PtnnDL/img-stageline-ila-1020-attenuator-passive-level-reducer-dy-pro-audio-500x.jpg
philv
18-12-2022, 16:52
Thanks.
Barry
18-12-2022, 23:35
I use these when needed... Variable attenuators 10/15/20db... Made by German Monacor/IMG who make gear for the pro market and about £30.00.

https://www.monacor.com/products/components/cables-and-plug-in-connectors/adapters/ila-1020/

https://i.postimg.cc/90PtnnDL/img-stageline-ila-1020-attenuator-passive-level-reducer-dy-pro-audio-500x.jpg

I have a set of those and can recommend them. Once you find the correct level of attenuation to suit, you you can then replace them with a set of in-line attenuators of the preferred value.