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Krell used 'em, back in the early days....

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...but listeners soon found that there were audible frequency anomalies, as the control was rotated.

Think about a wire wound pot. It consists of a coil of wire, wound around a former. Much like an inductor. The pot wiper forms a tap, which moves along this inductor, thus, depending upon the load impedance, the frequency response will vary, according to the volume pot wiper position.

Trevor



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