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Anyone notice this with PrimaLuna EVO 400 remote??

Just wondered if any PrimaLuna EVO 400 preamp or integrated owners have noticed how imprecise the volume control is with the remote? The increase with the lightest touch of the button (if you hold it down, it will get away from you quick), is significantly louder (softer if you're lowering the volume) from the previous step thus making fine adjustment up or down impossible.  Is it just me or have others found that too? 

For some this may be no big deal because they may have dedicated listening rooms where they can set it and go, but unfortunately I get frequent interruptions in a non dedicated listening space and therefore quick and subtle volume adjustments are needed. But beyond that, I don't want to go from soft to LOUD with one push of a button. I want to hear those levels in between as well--without having to get up to walk up to the unit and change manually.  I know this will confound some here, but this lack of control is kind of deal breaker for me. YMMV.  
cabalaska
smodtactical
979 posts
 

I am currently demoing the evo 300 integrated and found the remote excellent and volume control very precise.  It moves the volume knob very smoothly.

classic8
87 posts
 

First I want to say that I love my PL Dialogue Premium Integrated. Depending on the source, I have run into the volume knob issue described above. If I use my Denafrips Ares II DAC which outputs 2.2 Volts RMS (RCA), and for my listening levels of around 65 dB in my 13' x 16' living room, I cannot go past the 9 o'clock position with the volume knob, and each volume step is noticeable to me. If I use my RME ADI-2, I can lower the volume (output voltage) of the DAC, and then use the volume knob on the PL up to the 3 o'clock position, and the changes in volume are relatively small every time I tap the remote control buttons.

frank_sm
113 posts
 

Has anyone found a fix or a solution to the "coarse" volume adjustment on the EVO remote? I recently bought an EVO100 preamp for a second system and find that the volume adjustment is way too coarse going up or down with the remote and I have to get up use the volume knob on the preamp to get a finer adjustment which defeats the purpose of the remote. My old Classe preamp I was previously using for 20 years had a 1db volume up or down adjustment which is really what you need to dial in the ideal volume level.

oberoniaomnia
50 posts
 

I have a EVO 300 pre (to Pass XA25). I wonder whether the conflicting experiences have to do with sensitivity of speakers. Lower sensitivity speakers work fine, but high sensitivity speakers sound too jumpy? I use Pearlacoustics Sibelius with 87dB sensitivity, and the individual steps are just about fine. Could be a bit more fine grained, but it's OK. Volume knob is typically around 10 o'clock. I may playing a bit with lowering gain in PS and SUT from Rega Naia with Aphelion 2 cart.

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