Rca Level Controller

I am still awaiting the arrival of my Sure Electronics 2X25w amplifier from Parts Express which is a Amazon business partner. The reasoning for ordering this device was to control the volume input from a CD,MP3 player or IPhone etc.. In my particular situation, I needed a device much like a potentiometer to control the output from a DVD player which has no volume control but relies on the receiver or ampliflier to either increase or decrease the sound level to the speakers. While the Sure Electronics amplifier has a set of dip switches to control the sound level output, there is no way to gradually increase or decrease manually. I did my research on Amazon and found three sound control devices which had RCA type jacks. It was a true miracle & good luck that I managed to select this particular product which works well and solves the problem of trying to hook up & solder a standard audio potentiometer to the Sure Electronics board. It is a simple matter of plugging both input and output, powering up your amplifier and have total control over your sound output and not totally destroy your speakers. This is a must have device. I tried it on my Lepai TA2020 and it works incredibly well. Highly recommended. 12/28/2011: Been having trouble with one of the inputs (white). For the past month I have been experiencing a bad case of no sound. Twisting and turning the white adapter sometimes solves the problem temporarily. (Red) input wire seems OK. However, it is kind of hard to enjoy any music or video without both set of speakers working. Pretty well made but defective. Make your choice carefully. I just received a similar volume control also bought through Amazon. Imc LC-1 Car Bass Amplifier which sells a lot less than this unit. I will be commenting on this unit once I get to give it a real road test. 12/18/2012: My Imc LC-1 Car Bass Amplifer finally went bad. Sound from the right channel was reduced by 50% and almost inaudible. Anyhow, just ordered (4) more units of the Axxess AALC Remote RCA Level Controller and was immediately back in business. Just buying and assembling a potentiometer and separate wires/rca plugs would put you back several dollars. Buy these now, there are really cheap and work great. Definitely hard to find except from Amazon. Works really well with my Sure 2x25W T-amp.

I have 3 of these for use on my boat. They have functioned flawlessly since I installed them. Given the price point, I don't think you could even make one cheaper from components, and considering there are some similar items for 7x the price, this is a no-brainer. I'll keep buying more if it ever goes bad but still going strong after a year.

This works great for studio monitors where the volume control knob is on the back of the speaker. Mine didn't come with any defects. I mounted it to my desk with a foam mounting square, and didn't even have to screw it into my desk. The volume control feels really smooth, and it doesn't affect sound quality at all. Also the volume control is not too sensitive like what other reviewers have said. I think it's perfectly fine. I always turn the volume control to max, and then turn my studio monitors up to about 30%, and then I would lower the volume on the volume control knob to my liking. 10 out of 10. I would recommend it to friends.

As an Electrical Engineer and an avid audiophile, I have been building my own version of this product for many years. It is simply a dual pot (slang term for a potentiometer)set up as a stereo audio attenuator. I was pleased when I found this one available. The unit is nicely built, and the price is reasonable. But no specifications were offered, so here is what I measured: The pot measured 52.7 K OHMS (left channel) and 52.1 K OHMS (right channel) LINEAR TAPER. I did not do any tests on how well the two sections "track" except at the mid-dial position, tracking was acceptable. This is within normal specifications for a (nominal) 50K Ohm dual potentiometer, Linear. Unfortunately, the pot is a LINEAR TAPER and not an AUDIO TAPER as it should be for a product sold as an audio product. AUDIO TAPER (also called LOGARITHMIC TAPER) is used for potentiometers that control audio volume because human ears respond to sound logarithmically, and thus, incremental adjustments of the knob will produce equal increments of volume (loudness) as perceived by humans. If a LINEAR TAPER pot is used as a volume control, the lowest settings of the knob will make proportionally greater changes in perceived volume, and the higher settings will produce a much smaller effect in volume. Thus, it may seem that the adjustments at the low end are very "sensitive" or "touchy" whereas the adjustments at the high end are relatively ineffectual. Both types will basically do the same job, but the AUDIO TAPER pots will do it better. If you want to learn more about the TAPER of potentiometers may I suggest reading the Wikipedia entry under "potentiometer" where it is all explained in greater detail. Bottom line; this product will work in most applications, depending on relative signal levels. Likely only the techies will find value in these comments

It is a brilliant device for controlling your bass/gain of the subwoofer. Built quality is excellent plus the volume knob is made of metal. The device is not at all bulky and can be easily mounted anywhere on the car dashboard. What i liked most about this device is that if i turn the knob all the way to the zero, it turns the subwoofer bass to completely zero. No bass at all. Before using this device i used to have a dedicated on/off switch for my mono amplifier and if in case i didn't want the bass i used to turn off my amplifier so that the subwoofer will not be in use anymore. But now i just dont need to turn off the switch of my subwoofer amplifier, i just turn the knob to zero if i don't need any bass at all. Works exceptionally well, no loss of bass at all or any kind of disturbance in the bass output. I am using this device with an android car stereo and a sony mono amplifier. Just connect this device rca input side to the stereo rca output side and then connect this device rca output side to the amplifier/subwoofer rca input side and that's it. Definitely will recommend this to any one who needs a dedicated subwoofer bass controller.