Do you use the 'loudness' feature on your rcvr/amp?

[onwardjames]

I once swore by it.

I no longer use it at all.

Whatever works for you is fine with me.

 

[ecandle]

On receivers I did yes

 

[audio-ed]

I use the loudness feature on my Marantz 2275 at lower listening levels.

 

[Justgotohm]

Yes when the the speakers to component combination dictates it to my preference. My (regular gear) doesn’t have tone controls or a loudness switch on either set up.

 

[oldman54]

I use it when I turn my sub amp off. I have a passive xover on my mains, a capacitor. I turn it off after 10 pm. I have a 3 channel amp, dvc 12" on one side 10" single on the other. My receiver is old school and has pre out.

 

[sonduciel]

No. I tend to go for a speaker/amp combo that sounds good at low volume without resorting to those. When I had a Sherwood amp and AR speakers in the 1960's, I did.

 

[Condorsat]

Rarely .. sometimes while streaming. Some albums that were mastered during the 90's (loudness wars were prevalent) can benefit from a slight loudness knob adjustment on my Yamaha AS 501.

 

[Adam S]

Of course at lower levels- why cheat yourself?

 

[ng0k]

I don't use the loudness and don't play music loud. Lots of listening around 60db. I much prefer the neutral sound of my Monitor Audios over my warmer Elacs.

 

[model300]

No loudness and no use to me in even having it as an option. No tone adjustments either but that said I don't really mind them being there, even the midrange on Marantz. If I ever strayed it would most likely be within the 11-1 o'clock range to straighten out some old cassette, but for some neurotic reason even that much kind of bugs me.

 

[ng0k]

No loudness and no use to me in even having it as an option. No tone adjustments either but that said I don't really mind them being there, even the midrange on Marantz. If I ever strayed it would most likely be within the 11-1 o'clock range to straighten out some old cassette, but for some neurotic reason even that much kind of bugs me.

I run flat too. I can never get my Yamaha tone controls to sound good and if I adjust them I get indecisive haha!

 

[Hobie1dog]

yes

 

[model300]

and if I adjust them I get indecisive haha!

^^ isn't that the truth.. best just leave it to the eq in the brain..

 

[Bill Ferris]

Only desired, and used on two receivers in 2 different rooms of my house, for all day background WAV. ripped music, because their SPL`s are roughly run at around conversational level, and by doing so, balance`s out the tonality of the garage, and spare bedroom that I have these receivers in, even with passive RS dual voice coil 12" ported sub woofers in use, and the bass is not boomy with the loudness engaged, or I wouldn`t turn it on.

I feel that I`m using the receiver`s loudness button, in the manner/reason for which it was originally created and the sound is much fuller for it.

All the rest of my house`s room`s sound system`s don`t require loudness to be engaged, as they utilize much better, & bigger speakers/powered subwoofers + a lot more total wattage is available, and when their turned on & used it`s not for background music purposes..

 

[harman/kardon]

This is my tiny 1979 Dual "CV 450M" amplifier, 25 WPC, performing with Bose "205" speakers in my bedroom. In low mode, the loudness feature is indispensable.

 

[BOUXY]

Sometimes it all depends

 

[SteveHammond]

Sorry everyone but I’m a habitual user of tone and loudness controls, my name is Steve and I’m a loudness addict.

 

[Tronk]

Don't have it and really don't feel I have a need for it however, I would possibly use it at low volume level if I did have it.

 

[gizzyman47]

Depends on the gear really. Some receivers I don't like the way its implemented. Others I use it on, such as my Yamaha receivers. I like the way the loudness is done on their receivers. Actually, I don't do any critical listening with receivers so It's not a big deal. If I do use it, it's at lower volume like it's designed for.

 

[KEB]

No. Never liked the effect. Bass and Treble controls do wonders, along with Volume.