BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS

hifiguy42

a ’new in the box’ was listed 2 days ago, $225., make offer option included

all the used Chase RLC-1 units listed now are missing the remote which you definitely need because there are no controls on the unit. a few remotes are listed separately.

IF all it’s lights blink when plugged in, that is normal, and they all use the same KP-1 remote, no pairing required. You could risk buying a remote and buying a blinking one, but no guarantee, only 1 remote listed now.

To be certain it is in it’s default centered positions, you need to unplug it, when you plug it back in all the lights blink, press the remote they stop blinking, it goes to defaults with VCR input selected: balance, volume, all adjustments centered. I just drilled a hole and added a toggle switch to one so I can reset to defaults easily.

someone uses it to control the volume of a stereo pair of self-powered subs

"It’s perfect for controlling subwoofer volume from IR, which is how I used it. But it’s stereo on each of the 4 channels so you can control levels for dual subs. Perfect for AVRs that don’t have an easy separate subwoofer volume."

It has two sets of identical outputs (RCA), and a Fader, so it could control the volume of 4 subs, and adjust one pair of them separately if desired.

hmmm, the implementation I like: bass boost is automatic and progressive when the volume is lowered below default, so using an RLC-1 to lower a sub’s volume is a no-no. all ’loudness’ controls implementation needs to be 1st understood, 2nd setup properly with the ’other’ volume control (your preamp’s volume), 3 REMEMBERED,

@elliottbnewcombjr thank you again! I offered a price and it is now being shipped to me.  I am really looking forward to being able to control the volume while playing vinyl, which is pretty much 100% of the time when I'm "actively listening". I have been using this preamp (ARC LS7) since 1995, and it didn't include remote capability. Not having to jump up before the end of Tschaikovsky's 4th to turn the volume down will be a welcome chance for my increasingly creaky joints.

Sincerely, good looking out.

hifiguy42

yesterday I came across an old discussion, it mentioned 4 other maker’s devices that can add remote volume, various features,

the Chase is the only one that has the automatic and progressive bass boost for low volume listening, and the only one that has remote balance, a feature you will never want to live without once you have tweaked the imaging of a few tracks, a very small balance refinement can make a very large difference.

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New ALPS POT, remote control, 4 pr rca in, 1 pr rca out

elliottbnewcombjr

That's excellent, that balance control sounds pretty sweet - so many recordings seem slightly "right speaker biased" but I figured that due to the room limitations it was just something I'd have to live with. I'm just hoping there is no "sonic signature" imparted by the Chase, it seems to really check every box otherwise. It is supposed to arrive on Tuesday, and I will report back once I've had a chance to fiddle a bit.