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VU Meters: Let's See 'Em!!

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I looked at the simulated VU meters on my DEQ2496...

They go from -32 to -8.

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No way anybody here is going to be overly impressed with that.
 

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To hopefully edge this thread back on topic a bit.
A real bad-ass cosmetic design and hopefully a great sounding one too.
They don't get much better looking in modern design.

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And a little very awesome, more traditional look.
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something about the green meter/displays bothers me, blue leds normally drive me to drink, but these deep-blue "look into my eyes" meters could seduce me ...
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Onkyo is/was into big meters ...
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Meters on amps just distract me tho ...

I agree about the green, blue would have been better IMO,
But that's a kick ass looking design!
If a power amp doesn't have some kool looking meters it better have some purdy tubes glowing red and blue to set the mood for late night darkened listening. :D
 

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True Krell power, and a Monster From The Id
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my 2nd amp owned(Akai amu04 or 6) inc. this funky meter/volume ...
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That -proprietary- sliding volume device may have looked nice, but was sticky, and become noisy over time.

and it was a long time ago, a young punk, she was luv at first sight ...
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phono options, filters (that subsonic was handy then), cool looking peak meters, even a little "amp-clipping" warning (that red led), plus a host of input outputs.

These two replaced a Yamaha receiver ...

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Still wish I had that tuner.

opened ...
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It even included separate pre out / amp in sockets, bridged by a metal bar ...
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in case I needed to mate it with this ...
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