flexible graphic user interface
customizable volume control
highly refined circuit design
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Special Design Features
The LCD touchscreen on the front panel of your new component supports an extremely flexible and versatile graphic user interface (GUI) while maintaining a clean, uncluttered appearance. The
In fact, in some ways it is even simpler to operate than a more conventional design might be. For example, if you are not using one or more of the inputs on your
The volume control on your new Classé preamplifier is controlled by sophisticated software that allows you to
Ideally, a volume control would allow you to reach the volume you desire quickly, and would also provide extremely fine control once you are close to the “perfect” volume. Of course, these characteristics are in conflict with each other: one requires the volume to change by quite a lot for a given amount of turning of the knob, while the other requires small, incremental changes for the same turn of the knob.
The volume control system on your
All Classé analog amplification stages are based on circuits that have been extensively optimized over many years of continuous development.
By starting with excellent circuit designs and working with them over the years, we are able to discover the many small refinements that add up to superlative performance, in a variety of applications. Altering a voltage here, or using a slightly different part there, may make all the difference between solid and absolutely outstanding performance.
This level of refinement only comes with a great deal of experience, and is not available to those who flit from one trendy notion to the next. It accounts in no small measure for both the consistency of sonic performance among Classé products (as they are all based on similar analog gain stages), and for the consistently excellent reviews these products receive from owners and reviewers alike.