What do people think of gesture controls?
My BMW responds to a variety of movements made in the air. It works well but feels alien.
And then there is voice control.
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I think that, for a period of time, there was a seductiveness with screens that could display album art. Lots of people liked that capability as they missed the visual of the LP’s jacket when working with digital media. I admit I was in that camp for a while - album art is often pretty cool! However, as time went on, the attractiveness of the display began to be outweighed by the inefficiency/tediousness of the many layered menu system. That’s where I am today.
Switches/contacts can be a source of noise and connectivity issues but I believe that todays components are nothing like the volume controls and channel selectors of the TVs from our youth (thankfully!)
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I can get a crazy response from my GF using gestures. Gestures can change her whole mood.
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Gesture control works for me as I sit still and I’m not waving my arms around when talking.
I can see for others this could be very difficult to achieve.
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They have gesture and voice controls in cars now? That’s scary. Next thing will be a computer named HAL.
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You can name it HAL if you would like. How you call it up is programablem
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Here you go Minnesotafats…
PaulCEO PS Audio
Yup. I understand. There’s always a nice knob feel that is hard to beat. What we figured was most people are sitting in their listening chair and using the remote. That’s certainly me and unless I am playing vinyl or CDs, I am never standing at the unit.
We labored long and hard over that decision: aesthetics, timeless look, where to put the display IF it had a knob and all that. Consider that only the preamp and DAC would need a volume control. If we put the knob on the far right that would mean the display would be a second circle to the left. Fine. But then, for everything else without a volume control, the display would sit as an orphan to the level (for symmetry). Ok, then change the knob to a knob/switch for those without a volume control…and on and on.
In the end, I opted for practical and simple.
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My new Hyundai allows me to ask it to change settings. This come in handy at my age.
Please turn the seat heater on, set to Broil. It does it.
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+1 for quality, tactile knobs and switches. I especially have an affinity for toggle switches, ie; CAT, Lamm, and my own Concert Fidelity preamps
Best,
JP
Me too, I like “some” knobs, but looking forward to that new PSA remote!
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Thank you for reposting this in the correct thread.
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I understand the reasoning Paul presented and think I might like the tradeoff. The design decisions to use a round screen to my eyes looks fantastic and is reminiscent of old school volume controls. The screen images appear to be less computer-like and more Hi-Fi. If the touch controls end up being responsive and precise, I’ll be satisfied. Now, the trouble is I can only budget for one upgraded component, so which one will it be? Swap out my BHK pre, the DSD MKII, or the stellar phono?
Any initial thoughts about what component might be the best singular upgrade? I bet Paul would say the pre-amp.
That’s a tough one because both the preamp and the new DAC are so much better than their predecessors that it’s a super tough one. I suppose if I had to choose I’d want to know your main listening sources first.
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I’ve always thought wheel-based remotes are the pinnacle of control but I also realize the vast limitations.
Kii audio’s “remote” is more than a remote in that it has inputs but it sure seems great even though it is wired.
One of D’Agostino’s remotes is over the top but I imagine the feel of the wheel is remarkable.
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