Low level listening

btw, my comments about Fletcher Munson, and 'Loudness' relate to very low listening. That's when the Bass player starts to dissapear.

Many here must consider low listening as what many of us would consider normal.

Note: 5 of the 6 available have the remote

this one has no remote, like a door stop without the remote

 

The ’Loudness’ filter on all old vintage receivers solved the problem of listening at low volumes.

Note: ’Loudness’ is a stupid name, it should have been called Low Volume Boost, or something more descriptive.

 

Modern equipment skips the feature, a darn shame.

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This Chase Remote Line Control RLC-1 automatically engages the Fletcher Munson curve. 6 available on hifishark

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Proper way to use it:

1. You set it’s volume at it’s default volume setting (no loudness engaged). Unplug/Plug it in). Leave it alone while you do step 2.

2. you use your preamp, integrated amp to set your default ’normal volume’ leave it alone.

3. Now use only the RLC-1 to boost or cut volume.

4. Lowering volume via RLC-1 will begin implementing the ’Loudness’ Curve. As you lower volume further with RLC-1, it progressively engages the Fletcher Munson curve.

 

 

here’s one New In Box.

 

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NOTE: you must have the remote control. No active controls on the unit.

Other features:

a. 4 line level inputs

b. remote volume control, and mute

c. remote balance control

d. remote tone controls ’treble’ and ’bass’.

Also: two identical line level outputs.

On/off via RLC-1 retains your last adjustments.

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NOTE: Signal to Noise is 120db

No one can hear any difference in my system with it ’in’ or ’out’.

ANY good speaker, ANY great system: when played at low volume, YOUR EARS, anybody’s ears, do not have a flat curve. Low volumes, you hear less volume of lows and highs, relative to everything in between. Science!

The ’Loudness’ circuits (filters, equalizers) were developed to compensate for EVERYBODY’s ears hearing less bass and less highs AT LOW VOLUMES. EVERYBODYS (any age, not tinnitus, simply facts).

Play Jazz at a decent volume, the bass player, and the imaging of where the players are you get terrific imaging from your awesome system, specifically the bass enhances the enjoyment of Jazz..

Now, lower the volume: the bass player is kind of gone relative to the other players.

Engage the Loudness feature, bass player is back.

Raise the volume: remember to disable the Loudness feature, or you will have a bass bloated sound.

That is why I like the Chase’s AUTOMATIC and PROGRESSIVE engagement of the Loudness circuit. Raise the volume, the Loudness eq is automatically disengaged.

Like I said, vintage equipment ALL had Loudness feature. Implementation varied.

My Yamaha Receiver has two volume controls. 1st you set ’normal’ volume with one volume control, then leave it alone. You use the other volume control which raises the volume with zero loudness added, you lower the volume, and the Fletcher Munson curve: low bass and high treble are boosted, progressively as you lower the volume with that control.

My Fisher Tube Preamp has a loudness switch. As you lower the main volume, you notice the bass is getting weak. You engage the loudness circuit, and it ’adds’ the bass back.

REPEAT: every speaker remains unchanged, everyone’s ears hear less bass, ’loudness’ electronically boosts the bass SENT TO to your wonderfully flat speakers.