IntelliVolume
Prominent Member
Is there any A/V receiver manufacturer still offering a unit with a real machined aluminum volume knob, or are they all made of plastic?
I ask because I noticed when I look at units in local retail shoppes, even the higher-end Denons and Onkyos are still coming with cheap plastic bits, even on the knobs; indeed, my Onkyo 605 came equipped with a limp-feeling, cheap plastic knob which is totally not reflective of the kind of muscular power the amp puts out...but the Onkyo 8555 stereo amp in my two-channel system is decked out with a solid, heavy, smooth-rotating machined aluminum knob that feels really upscale to the touch.
Aside from maybe the Marantz receivers, are there any A/V amps coming with aluminum volume knobs today? I think even the more "esoteric/boutique" brands like Arcam and NAD aren't using real metal in their knobs, unless I'm mistaken; but do, for example, the Onkyo RZ premium line of amps come with metal volume controllers?
I ask because I noticed when I look at units in local retail shoppes, even the higher-end Denons and Onkyos are still coming with cheap plastic bits, even on the knobs; indeed, my Onkyo 605 came equipped with a limp-feeling, cheap plastic knob which is totally not reflective of the kind of muscular power the amp puts out...but the Onkyo 8555 stereo amp in my two-channel system is decked out with a solid, heavy, smooth-rotating machined aluminum knob that feels really upscale to the touch.
Aside from maybe the Marantz receivers, are there any A/V amps coming with aluminum volume knobs today? I think even the more "esoteric/boutique" brands like Arcam and NAD aren't using real metal in their knobs, unless I'm mistaken; but do, for example, the Onkyo RZ premium line of amps come with metal volume controllers?