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post #31 of 55
3/25/09 at 10:34pm
What kind of volume pot is used for the ultra desktop amp? Is there going to be a stepped attenuator option?
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post #32 of 55
3/26/09 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by dolstein View Post
What kind of volume pot is used for the ultra desktop amp? Is there going to be a stepped attenuator option?
Hello,

We're using the excellent Swiss Alps 'Blue Velvet' pot in all HR Desktop products.

The stepped attenuator volume pot option has been discontinued for HeadRoom amps.

Cheers,
Jorge
HR Sales/Product Manager
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post #33 of 55
3/26/09 at 3:30pm
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Originally Posted by JorgeC View Post
Hello,

We're using the excellent Swiss Alps 'Blue Velvet' pot in all HR Desktop products.

The stepped attenuator volume pot option has been discontinued for HeadRoom amps.

Cheers,
Jorge
HR Sales/Product Manager
Are there any other upgrade options? What about the Alps RK50?
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post #34 of 55
3/26/09 at 5:29pm
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Originally Posted by JorgeC View Post
Hello,

We're using the excellent Swiss Alps 'Blue Velvet' pot in all HR Desktop products.

The stepped attenuator volume pot option has been discontinued for HeadRoom amps.

Cheers,
Jorge
HR Sales/Product Manager
Just a quick, off-topic question, is this the same or different pot than the one used in the Micro and Ultra Micro?
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post #35 of 55
3/26/09 at 6:59pm
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Originally Posted by moogoob View Post
Just a quick, off-topic question, is this the same or different pot than the one used in the Micro and Ultra Micro?
No, it's the one we use in the desktop line. The RK50 won't fit in there.
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post #36 of 55
3/27/09 at 4:29am
Very interesting! I guess there wont be any trade options for a non-balanced ultra desktop with stepped attenuator?
Luckily I will already have the dsp, if it hasnt changed in the last year.
I hope that dollar keeps fallingj! Vat is really irritating though, at least 20% which really adds to the price for international customers.
Greetings, Anouk,
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post #37 of 55
3/27/09 at 4:33am
Oh, maybe an off-topic question in this thread but will the dac have an upsampling module like the current amp I have?
Greetings, Anouk,
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post #38 of 55
3/27/09 at 5:38am
Now we know why the Max and Home lines were discontinued. There are new lords in town.
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post #39 of 55
3/27/09 at 7:30am
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Originally Posted by Anouk View Post
Oh, maybe an off-topic question in this thread but will the dac have an upsampling module like the current amp I have?
Greetings, Anouk,
In short: Yup..
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post #40 of 55
3/28/09 at 12:45pm
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Originally Posted by JorgeC View Post
The stepped attenuator volume pot option has been discontinued for HeadRoom amps.
may i ask why?
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post #41 of 55
3/28/09 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by esien View Post
may i ask why?
To big, is my guess.
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post #42 of 55
3/28/09 at 2:06pm
my bank account is crying. 800's and now this... STOP TEMPTING ME!!!!
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post #43 of 55
3/28/09 at 2:30pm
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Originally Posted by esien View Post
may i ask why?
It was quite expensive and labor intensive. Also, a lot of folks will give up a tiny bit of audio quality for the ergonomics ease of a continually variable pot --- me for one. So they didn't sell enough to support the difficulty.
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post #44 of 55
4/17/09 at 1:50pm
just order mine last night... Looking forward to this
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post #45 of 55
5/2/09 at 10:51pm
Hi folks. I have a question for either George or Tyll. Can we have the user manuals for the Balanced Ultra Amp and Balanced Ultra DAC posted to their respective product pages and the HR Amp manuals page when they are ready?

Oh, and a second question comes to mind: Are the Balanced Ultras both really 5.5'' in height? On the product pages it made some comment about managing to fit the max modules into the Desktop form factor, but 5.5'' sounds like there's a new enclosure for the Balanced Desktop models.

Thanks and Cheers.
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