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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
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funthings
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I had an EVO 300 preamp with the very same issue. It's one of the reasons I sold it. 
liketolisten
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I have an Evo 400 pre and notice the same response - I have learned to do a quick tap on the volume keys and have some success doing that. I am using this pre and 2 Evo 400's amps in mono configuration (w KT-150 output tubes) and cant believe how good it sounds. I cant stop listening to my system since I sold my higher priced gear and purchased the PrimaLuna gear. (it was used so my spend was lower)
I wanted to post this due to some of the responses were going toward a negative impression of a product that is amazing sounding in my system.  
smodtactical
967 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
57 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.

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