OK, I've got a vintage setup, and want to add 5.1 surround. To that end, I recently purchased a DVD player that includes onboard DTS and Dolby Digital decoding, and of course it has the outputs for all the required channels.
I also have a 5-channel amp ready to roll. All I need is something to control the volume from the player, and a 4PDT switch to route the front L-R channels. The switch is fairly easy, but...
...I have searched all over the web, and although several manufacturers make 6-ganged pots, it appears that no one fricken sells 'em (except for some $400 stepped pot...sorry, not interested
)
Thoughts, ideas, help???
I also have a 5-channel amp ready to roll. All I need is something to control the volume from the player, and a 4PDT switch to route the front L-R channels. The switch is fairly easy, but...
...I have searched all over the web, and although several manufacturers make 6-ganged pots, it appears that no one fricken sells 'em (except for some $400 stepped pot...sorry, not interested
)Thoughts, ideas, help???
EchoWars said:...I have searched all over the web, and although several manufacturers make 6-ganged pots, it appears that no one fricken sells 'em (except for some $400 stepped pot...sorry, not interested
Thoughts, ideas, help???
Well, I suppose you could get 6 regular pots and then go someplace like <a href="http://www.smallparts.com">Small Parts, Inc.</a> and get you some gears and link 'em all together (a gear on each shaft with idler gears between the shaft gears).
Could also use pulleys and belts.
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Not really practical. I mean, 6 pots just to turn the volume up or down? And each time I do so, I'm unbalanced again. The player allows 6db of adjustment per channel, so balance should be covered as long as my speaks are sorta close in level.Philo said:
There we go! 48 EU. Now, how to snag one of these, since they say on the site:
Since they are in Germany, I might as well not have found 'em, unless someone in Germany wants to help out....
Have you looked at or considered the DipChip Electronics relay based attenuator?
Looks like they could accommodate a greater than two channel version without too great a head stand.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12186
Looks like they could accommodate a greater than two channel version without too great a head stand.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12186
peter....
I have bought the brigar items, and the tracking is dubious. They have a four ganged pot W/ a concentric, center detent, balance control. That balance cannot be used as volume #'s 5& 6. (but it's a decent balance)
You may have one of these- Email me.
and the 4-ganger (alone) has -abysmal tracking.--totally strange curve.
I have bought the brigar items, and the tracking is dubious. They have a four ganged pot W/ a concentric, center detent, balance control. That balance cannot be used as volume #'s 5& 6. (but it's a decent balance)
You may have one of these- Email me.
and the 4-ganger (alone) has -abysmal tracking.--totally strange curve.
Wow! What an absolutely great bunch of guys here!
Anthony...it is tempting, but after consideration I find that...if I use the pot instead of an external decoder, I will lose use of my subwoofer in 2-channel mode...(vintage system, ya know).
I can snag a decoder for about $125 US, and it also allows a lot more flexibility than using a simple pot. If I had been able to find a 6-ganged pot fairly easily, I probably would have grabbed one just to fool with until I got an external decoder.
Anyway, the offer is greatly appreciated and just goes to show that an audio fanatic is the same everywhere...just love to help out the other guy so his setup can be 'almost' (but never quite) as good as your own (which is always the best).
Cheers!
Anthony...it is tempting, but after consideration I find that...if I use the pot instead of an external decoder, I will lose use of my subwoofer in 2-channel mode...(vintage system, ya know).
I can snag a decoder for about $125 US, and it also allows a lot more flexibility than using a simple pot. If I had been able to find a 6-ganged pot fairly easily, I probably would have grabbed one just to fool with until I got an external decoder.
Anyway, the offer is greatly appreciated and just goes to show that an audio fanatic is the same everywhere...just love to help out the other guy so his setup can be 'almost' (but never quite) as good as your own (which is always the best).
Cheers!
Echo Wars:
Why don't you try Marchand Electronics? I think
they're based in Minnesota. They will custiom make you a pot up to 6-gang. Any value you want, up to 1 Megohm. Tracking is something like +/- 0.5dB (pretty good), and although they're not motorized, they are hermeticallt sealed, and are available in either pc board mount or standard solder terminal. Give this a try. Their prices are not too bad, either. Best of Luck.
'73,
de N8XO
Why don't you try Marchand Electronics? I think
they're based in Minnesota. They will custiom make you a pot up to 6-gang. Any value you want, up to 1 Megohm. Tracking is something like +/- 0.5dB (pretty good), and although they're not motorized, they are hermeticallt sealed, and are available in either pc board mount or standard solder terminal. Give this a try. Their prices are not too bad, either. Best of Luck. '73,
de N8XO
you could do that, but is the tracking accuracy from pair-to-pair there
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