Volume Control | Roon vs Preamp

[sandyk]

5 hours ago, bluesman said:

Even the same methodology at the same point in the circuitry can be implemented well or poorly, e.g. simple progressive resistance in an analog stage can be accomplished with stepped high quality switching, components and assembly or a $0.50 pot.

 Your $0.50 potentiometer will almost certainly have poor tracking of the levels between channels which can cause the image to wander at different volume settings, and you really need a minimum of something like the old Blue Alps type potentiometers for lower noise and longer life.