Do you have complete control over volume? I just moved into an apartment and am looking at an electric so that I can silence it when I practice.
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Yes you do! It has tonal control and volume control, I use it with a little 5w practice amp if I want to practice loud (people may hear) but most of the time without (it's not as quiet as you would think but won't bother anyone next door) but when plugged in you control all the volume.
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Yes, you do. It does not make much noise, without an amplifier or speaker connected.
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It is not completely silent. You have control over the volume, however, even if you put headphones on others will still hear the violin, but it is quiet.
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From my experience, yes. I remodeled a bedroom into a project studio. Even with room treatments and isolation, there were still several very jinky frequency responses remaining. ARC2 seems to have helped because my new mixes are basically translating correctly over several playback systems. It took longer watching how-to videos on YouTube than it did to actually do the test. Acoustic room treatments are a must, but ARC2 has helped me greatly. I'd buy it again. Especially at it's current discounted price. The mic's not bad either. Cheers!
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Not very, but it's by design. Since there's only a single knob to control both gain and volume, it breaks up pretty early, at least in my experience with a 1x12 and 2x12. The gain stepping is also pretty aggressive as you turn the knob. Others below seem to disagree but what constitutes "clean" and "loud" is highly subjective. There are however well published mods that you can do (or have done) to add tone, volume, etc. controls to the head. While it does sound great for a $100 tube amp, if you're going to consider investing in the mods it's probably more sensible to just buy a small head with more controls for the same additive price.
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Mine does not work without being pulled into the device as well. Also, the volume is so low I don't even use it, and trust me I don't like things really loud. I just need enough volume to play in a classroom. I feel a bit like I got stuck on this one. However, it is not worth the cost of returning it. Sorry I can't be of more help. Julie N.
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Yea move your mouth away.. or with my cb I turned the volume down and it helped. I love this speaker it's extremely loud for the price.
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Yes. While I was turning the knob it went down. So I pulled it back up and I'm careful not to push down on it anymore. I also rolled the tubes to WE396A. The sound I have now is unbelievable. That's no joke. I thought it was all hipe, but I was wrong.
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I have my unit downstairs. I can hear mine upstairs in my office with the door shut. Plenty loud for me.
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Sharon, I find that if I keep the microphone a bit closer to my mouth and turn the volume down a bit, I no longer have a feedback problem. I am also very careful not to put sheets of paper etc. right in front of the amp as I am teaching.
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Did you plug in the thin wire in the sub and sound bar? You can also adjust the bass via the controller. If you have done this and it still produces no bass I would suggest returning it
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I just tested it with a friend and he had it as loud as he could stand it. I could hear almost nothing as I stood next to him. He was listening to Turn Up the Music by Chris Brown, only a faint buzz was heard. I guess it's possible that the genre may make a difference (bass etc.)
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Yes. Im taking advanced guitar lessons. My instructor has a bass guitar and he plugs in his to tune and play sometimes. I have a small office where we practice and I don't have to raise the volume past 2-3 and it sounds amazing... It really is a good amp for practice or just playing ...
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Unfortunately, the unit I got didn't allow separate control of subwoofer volume, and it's pretty strong. The speakers on the bar are the best speakers I've ever owned, and the sub volume hasn't been too much of a problem. I unplug it when I'm using the bar when someone is asleep upstairs.
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My experience is the opposite... too much solid, rich bass, so I keep the volume knob located on the subwoofer control panel turned down to about 15%. Surprising for such an inexpensive system. Assure your connections, assure the subwoofer volume is tuned up, try a different audio cable between your sound source and subwoofer, try a different sound source. If none of these things work, consider returning them for replacement.
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Sorry, I can't help you there. It was installed by the electrician at our new house. The volume is just fine for us so never thought about adjusting it.
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Hi Robert, I keep the volume at 1/4 and probably at 1/2 for bass depth. I like bass and most of my music is Jazz and Latin...however my space doesn't warrant any more bass. I would try different settings...depending if on a wood floor, concrete, carpet and the likes...curtains can also absorb sound....also placement so best to experiment. Mark
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what I do is use a headphones with volume control and its a way I take, or get amplified speakers for extra volume, also try an external recording unit that has a separate volume control, sorry I couldn't be more helpful ,miguel
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I've been quite pleased with mine. I generally keep the gain pretty low, especially when listening to music because it tends to rattle things in our kitchen cabinets. It doesn't hit like my old Cerwin Vega 15s. But it's much more well rounded for multipurpose home theatre, and takes up a lot less space.