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There are two different versions of this Douk VU meter.That's a very different box. I took a quick picture of the insides of this thing before sending it back:
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There are two different versions of this Douk VU meter.
A line level rca connection version that measures the input Signal to the Amp. Named the VU2 which you reviewed in this thread: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N12PSC8/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_37D4B6H3QA8MCF5MNJ9J
And the other model the VU3. This model is speaker wire connected to measure the output side of the Amp:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096KLDMCV/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_ZMKB253Z0ZSMG7QCQE4E
At least this is my understanding.
Oh no, just thanks to @amirm and the donor for making the review possible.thanks to me? Do you mean it is your design? https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-03-mkii-review-tube-preamplifier-jpg.149812/
Well, looks like a typical case of "Weniger, aber scheiße" (Less, but shit). ^^Schade!
For me it goes back to my childhood when I got into hifi. Cheapest gear didn't have VU meters or had tiny ones. The more you moved up the scale, the bigger and fancier the VU meters got. Except for recording on tape, what it showed was not important. What was important was that it moved.I've never got my head around VU (Volume Unit) meters for audio playback. What's with this audiophile fetish? I've worked much of my life with real VU metered recording and transmitting systems, and still do with reel tape. There, they have value, especially if one still records anything in analog.
I prefer the vintage VU look. Before the last hold-out of a used electronics gear retailer in Vancouver closed I used to go there just to look at what was selling. The very old man with a very hoarse voice was always interested when I approached the, "Meter cabinet." He had a very old antique looking display case with shelving inside and it was packed full of small and large meters that he found while collecting the gear that he sold. He seemingly always knew what I wanted and advised me that the ones associated with nuclear or radiation are more expensive. I wanted to buy some of them but I feared they would be radioactive and the price of these meters was at the time was still ~$50-$200 each dependent on the size, markings on the meter face and the indicator needle shapes. Some of the indicator needles where very interesting and had symbols, electricity bolts and radioactive symbol(s). He's most likely long gone but I bet he still has a influence on collectors.For me it goes back to my childhood when I got into hifi. Cheapest gear didn't have VU meters or had tiny ones. The more you moved up the scale, the bigger and fancier the VU meters got. Except for recording on tape, what it showed was not important. What was important was that it moved.
I am still mesmerized by the VU meters on my Reel to Reel tape deck.
I prefer the vintage VU look.
Fantastic vintage style meters.
VU = Volume UnitsThe question here is why VU? It's a weird choice, on the replay side.
Volume Units as defined for a VU meter is based a ratio, not an absolute value. So yes, a VU meter is just audiophile window dressing for playback, and doesn't provide useful data, especially those meters which are adjustable like the one reviewed here so that they wiggle enough to justify themselves. A wattage meter on a power amplifier is more useful.VU = Volume Units
Different strokes for different folks. I have VUs on an RTR too. The only time I look at them is when setting/monitoring levels for recording -- which is about twice a year, these days.For me it goes back to my childhood when I got into hifi. Cheapest gear didn't have VU meters or had tiny ones. The more you moved up the scale, the bigger and fancier the VU meters got. Except for recording on tape, what it showed was not important. What was important was that it moved.
I am still mesmerized by the VU meters on my Reel to Reel tape deck.
Different strokes for different folks. I have VUs on an RTR too. The only time I look at them is when setting/monitoring levels for recording -- which is about twice a year, these days.
Perhaps some of those seeking repeated "eargasms" also worship "eyegasms"?