Audio Controller

[finetuner]

Hi Jonathan,

I've had the pot replaced in my DAC1 for that reason and the problem appeared again after a year. A common problem indeed.

Here it's only at the beginning of the day so i just quickly jog the dial until it stops crackling and it remains quiet the rest of the day of use.
I can live with that rather than adding another unit to the monitor path.

Best way probably is to replace the potmeter with a better type??
mmm ... should ask Benchmark about that.


(sorry i know it's not an answer to your question)

[Jonathan Race]

I've been doing that so far to clear the crackle away, my only worry is, will this problem get worse if I keep doing this to the pot?

How long have you been running yours for if you don't mind me asking?

[lowland]

Jonathan -

Have a look at the Grace Design range: not cheap, but there are simpler options that might suit, and they sound (and look) very good.

Alternatively, you could bypass the DAC-1's pot with a passive attentuator - Goldpoint do some ready-made boxes, for example.

And then there's this -

http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipmen...enuator--51232

[finetuner]

No, it doesn't get worse (yet).
I had the first one replaced after 2 years of which half a year crackling approx.
Then this new one started to crackle after a year and a half also. Has been like this for 4 years now without getting worse though. And the trick works for the rest of the day.

[Jonathan Race]

Thanks guys, that SM series looks pretty nifty and at a nice price point. With it being a passive design does that mean it will minimise audio degradation?

[Jerry Tubb]

Originally Posted by lowland

Alternatively, you could bypass the DAC-1's pot with a passive attentuator - Goldpoint do some ready-made boxes, for example.

Exactly!

Quite happy with my Goldpoint controller.

JT