Stock volume pot vs. Alps Blue Velvet

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Offline Nathan

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on: November 25, 2014, 04:41:06 AM
Here's a question for anyone who has had a chance to compare the stock volume pot  with an Alps Blue Velvet, which seems to be a popular and low cost modifier part.

I'm aware it's said the stock pot isn't great at matched channel tracking at the lower range of its settings, but I've addressed that by padding down the volume. To me, my Crack sounds great as it is, but I wouldn't mind to squeeze a little more juice out of the fruit if possible. What would the Alps Blue Velvet, or other alternatives, get me compared to my padded down stock pot?

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Crack/Speedball, SEX 2.1/C4S, Bryston BHA-1

Sennheiser HD600/Cardas cable, Beyerdynamic T1 2nd Gen, Hifimam HE560/Hifiman balanced cable


Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #1 on: November 25, 2014, 02:29:53 PM
You'll likely get better low volume tracking with the Blue Velvet, but the other differences will be fairly subtle. 

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Offline Nathan

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Reply #2 on: November 26, 2014, 06:33:17 AM
Thanks-  Since I'm not experiencing any channel imbalance with my padded down input, I think on this front, I'll leave well enough alone. 

Crack/Speedball, SEX 2.1/C4S, Bryston BHA-1

Sennheiser HD600/Cardas cable, Beyerdynamic T1 2nd Gen, Hifimam HE560/Hifiman balanced cable


Offline i luvmusic 2

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Reply #3 on: November 28, 2014, 10:35:57 AM
Not much the Blue is more balanced than the stock pot but if you said yours have the resistor mod IMO no need for you to get the Blue.
I have the ALPS BLUE installed in mine the reason is i did not do the resistor mod.
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