Wise people of the forum ..
I'm building a tube preamp and need a good two channel pot.
From what I can gather there are different types and many good manufacturers.
What recommendations would you have in terms of:
I'm probably going to need a 100k pot. Space inside the unit is not an issue. Price? - I'm looking for something in the mid to upper range of what's available.
From the research I've done, there are many options, however, I'm aware of my limited knowledge in this area (hence looking for recommendations). Are there any other questions I should be asking? (I don't know what I don't know! 🙂 )
What are your recommendations and where can I source the pot?
Thanks
I'm building a tube preamp and need a good two channel pot.
From what I can gather there are different types and many good manufacturers.
What recommendations would you have in terms of:
- Stepped or not?
- I understand that with non stepped pots, there are different compounds that are used - conductive plastic, cermet. Is this a good path to go down?
- Brand - Alps, Audio Note, Bourne, Vishay etc etc
I'm probably going to need a 100k pot. Space inside the unit is not an issue. Price? - I'm looking for something in the mid to upper range of what's available.
From the research I've done, there are many options, however, I'm aware of my limited knowledge in this area (hence looking for recommendations). Are there any other questions I should be asking? (I don't know what I don't know! 🙂 )
What are your recommendations and where can I source the pot?
Thanks
I bought a superb Goldpoint a few yrs ago. The channel matching is excellent and much better than an Alps RK27 which loses the plot a bit at high attenuation (so less than 1/4 to 1/3 of the rotation from minimum). But the RK27 is still a good pot if you don’t want the expense of s stepped attenuator.
