I'm looking for some pots with a 'quality-feel', smooth pots that make the whole amplifier seem like gold when you start turning it 😀 I know I've seen some pots that are like really heavy to turn fast, but really easy to turn slowly (not sure how to explain this further). Searching for "truly smooth, quality-feel-like pot" on mouser gives no results, so I'm not sure what I should be looking for 🙁
what about Noble?..
or maybe TKD?
or maybe TKD's stepped attentuator? 😀
most good pots are a little bit heavy to turn IMO.
it might caused by the connector spring or whatever is that pressing the resistive line tighter for better connection
or maybe TKD?
or maybe TKD's stepped attentuator? 😀
most good pots are a little bit heavy to turn IMO.
it might caused by the connector spring or whatever is that pressing the resistive line tighter for better connection
I think I know what you mean, like moving a spoon in honey ;-)
The Penny & Giles potentiometer I use is that way.
Do any of you have a link for such a pot that I'm asking for? The 'spoon in honey' analogy was good 🙂 I'm not saying that the pot needs to have this property though, a general 'quality feel' will do 🙂
How about using a well turned brass collar through which the shaft of the pot or extension to the pot goes through? You can use a cheaper pot and get a lovely feel when turning if it's a snug fit.
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I know the feeling you are describing.The knob has a kind of reverse inirtia. I too would be interested in one if anyone knows where to get one.
I realize some pots feel smoother and stiffer than others, but I think the only way to add a real feeling of inertia is to actually add inertia. A large diameter, heavy knob might help a lot. You could add a large diameter weight on the shaft inside of the case instead if you didn't want a large knob on the outside although that wouldn't quite be the same.
The large, heavy knob would accomplish that feeling you are looking for with "heavy to turn fast, but really easy to turn slowly". The shaft would have to be supported by the hole in the front of the case and the bushing would have to turn smoothly. (Would a bearing feel nicer?)
The large, heavy knob would accomplish that feeling you are looking for with "heavy to turn fast, but really easy to turn slowly". The shaft would have to be supported by the hole in the front of the case and the bushing would have to turn smoothly. (Would a bearing feel nicer?)
A brass brushing loaded with a little kilopoise grease?
This is an extremely viscous grease that does pretty much what you are asking for.
In terms of feel for a raw pot, the old carbon track stuff tended in my experience to be **much** better then a lot of the technically better conductive plastic designs that tend to feel very light.
P&G might well have something suitable.
Regards, Dan.
This is an extremely viscous grease that does pretty much what you are asking for.
In terms of feel for a raw pot, the old carbon track stuff tended in my experience to be **much** better then a lot of the technically better conductive plastic designs that tend to feel very light.
P&G might well have something suitable.
Regards, Dan.
Plecto, I'm curious how did it go with your search – what did you ultimately arrive at? The discussion and suggestions by others on this topic, seldom touched on, was really of interest personally. This characteristic concerning feel, the haptics, of interacting with a simple control is a very integral part of what we know and define as quality. I recall in the 1970s coming across German-made cars for the first time and what the experience of merely opening and closing a door engineered to function with greater precision and under tighter tolerances than anything encountered before - what a sensory message this conveyed. Similarly, audio equipment in any form, whether consumer or professional for live or studio, that telegraphs quality through feel, speaks volumes, and perhaps even leaves us predisposed to hear what we hear, differently, influencing or inducing us to perceive quality in other areas. What we know through touch is even more real to us than what we see.
Most likely will be looking to source such a "spoon in honey" high-mass potentiometer and knob as well.
Most likely will be looking to source such a "spoon in honey" high-mass potentiometer and knob as well.
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