Balanced phono preamps

Balance adjustment

— ability to manually distribute the volume level between the right and left stereo sound channels. In this way, you can "shift" the audible sound to the right or left as you wish. In phono stages, this function is useful primarily because on worn and/or poor-quality records, the balance is often knocked down, and in order to bring the sound back to normal, you have to resort to manual tuning. This setting can also be useful in other cases, for example, if the acoustics of the room itself lead to a balance shift. At the same time, we note that balance control is not a key function for phono stages: firstly, it can also be provided in other components of the audio system (receiver, power amplifier); secondly, additional adjustments complicate the device and increase the likelihood of sound distortion. As a result, this feature is practically not found in high-end models.