Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

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Cutthroat_Jake in reply to @JB

You stick a pair of these
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stageline-21-2840-Passive-Level-Attenuator/dp/B0057G44WM/ref=asc_df_B0057G44WM/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310977318630&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14236048554340016284&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006959&hvtargid=pla-564256263085&psc=1 *
Between your source, cd player, record player or whatever (obvs it doesn't work if the source is built in) and your amp.
They attenuate the signal by, usually, 20dB so you can turn the volume up higher, to be in that "sweet spot"
*Russ Andrews do some for about 5 x the price. Snake oil's expensive stuff

Disclaimer. I've never actually tried these, though I think I have a pair kicking about somewhere so can't comment on whether they actually work as they're s'posed to

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JB in reply to @Cutthroat_Jake

Excuse my ignorance. I don't understand. I listen at that volume because I am a considerate neighbor. Or are you saying they would sound 'better' at the low volume I listen at, if I used a pair of these doodads?

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Cutthroat_Jake in reply to @JB

No, as I understand it-and I'm probably completely wrong- the idea is that with a lower signal coming in, you can turn the volume up on your amp, so the speakers are driven more efficiently, but the net result is still as quiet as if you played an unattenuated signal at lower volume
Or something

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