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| Goldpoint
stepped attenuators typically sound better than potentiometers, (even very
expensive ones). This has been the consensus of audiophiles for many years.
But unlike other stepped attenuator brands (or common potentiometers),
our stepped attenuators provide very precise signal level matching. |
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surface mounted resistors used on the standard Goldpoint Mini-Vs are 0.1%
Nichrome "thin film" with a thermal noise specification (TCR) of 25 PPM
or 50 PPM. These are the best sounding resistors I have ever used (or ever
heard). They have an essentially "transparent" sonic signature. The
standard Mini-Vs are therefore the best choice for recording studios and
other Balanced Input applications. And because of their precision, many
audiophiles with regular (single-ended) stereo applications skip the use
of balance controls all together. |
| I
highly recommend that you use our standard Mini-Vs unless you really need
to build a custom value stepped attenuator with some other overall resistance
value. For that situation you can use our Mini-V Custom (MVC) switches. |
| Goldpoint Level Controls
used to offer Ladder and Shunt type stepped attenuators too. The fact is
that with the very low noise, 0.1%, thin film resistors we are now
using, we believe that there is no real advantage to Ladders and Shunts
- and so have ceased offering them. The Mini-Vs sound that good! You get
a more reliable level control - at a lower cost! |
| Goldpoint
stepped attenuators, with their make-before-break, "low bounce", hard-gold
switch contacts, do not create "clicks" or "pops" during use. (The Ladder
and Shunt type attenuators of the past sometimes did.) They add only one
switch contact per channel to the signal path. They make great potentiometer
upgrades, are easy to install, and will last a lifetime under normal use. |
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