Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer?


I listen to music at all times of the day and night (solid sleep eludes me the older I get).  My favorite times are when the family is gone and I can select the listening level, mostly moderate to higher volumes.  But the simply fact is I find myself listen at lower levels much more often then my preferred listening mode.

Piggybacking on a discussion regarding low level listening here on Audiogon, I'm posing the question:  Why has the majority of industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer?

I look forward to your input
tenbar

Showing 3 responses by limomangus

I guess the new norm is its unnecessary. But I liked to experiment with them.
It fell out of favor, when people  were told set there tone control to  neutral and loudness switch off.
Yes back then that control used to be on all the receivers, for a little added punch.But I do feel the purists won out...or just wear headphones.