Nobsound Little Bear MC2 Mini Fully-Balanced/Single-Ended Passive Preamp; Hi-Fi Pre-Amplifier; XLR/RCA Volume Controller for Active Monitor Speakers (Black)

Clean, passive and well built. This product has a very specific purpose and it’s the only one of its kind I could find after hours of research. I was hesitant to buy because it was pictured with no white line on the volume knob. I was going to add my own. Turned out it had one after all.Great product. Great value.

Highly recommended. I could not believe how well built this thing was and it imparted no character to the sound. Wish they would build one with a remote control.

This is the Rosetta stone for Cds that are recorded to loud. If you care about sound quality it's a must

This does what I needed which is a way to control the sub-woofer output level from my Audio/Video Receiver feeding a power amp driving my sub. With my previous AVR, I was able to run the Audyssey room correction setup without problem but with my new AVR it refused to run saying the sub-woofer level is too high. There was nothing I could do about it since I had no level control. With this Nobsound I can easily dial down the level to where the calibration will run.I would give this 5 stars if they would just silk screen some marks on the front panel and a line on the level control knob. It would cost them next to nothing. I used a paint marker to put a line on the knob and the front panel so I can be sure no one has changed it.I don't have any use for the balanced inputs and outputs so they could save some money and make one without those connectors.

We needed to have a more remote way to control the volume on our powered monitors on stage (duo setting). We’re able to have it located between us so that either one of us can do the adjustment “on the fly”.

As a passive (viz. needs no direct power) this volume controller (Little Bear MC2), does its expected job. Looking through the transparent top you'll see that it is not a complicated equipment yet it is worth it; and It looks very elegant as a small gear (of dimension 15 x 7 cm).And what is its use exactly? Unfortunately, my phono-preamp (Parasound Zphone) has no volume control, and the volume control of the amplifier (Parasound Halo-21) is not easily accessible (being at the rear of the amplifier). And that's when this little volume controller comes handy (Turntable--(via VCR)-->Phono Preamp --(via VCR)--> Volume Controller --(via VCR)-->Switch Selector--(via XLR)-->Amplifier).If there is anything to complain about, fact that the volume knob should turn up at least 90 degrees to make the sound feasible.* Of course when it comes to playing digital music there is no need for this little bear in my system as the volume is controlled by the DAC (--(via XLR)--> Switch Selector--(via XLR)--> Amplifier).

SimplelightweightLovely knobHighly recommend for anyone who does not have a variable output from their amp or just wants to relocate the volume to a more comfortable location.Since it is made out of acrylic be weary that the cables will weigh the back end down causing it to tilt (especially if you installed silicone feet). I recommend blue tack it down or glue a steel/lead plate to weigh it down.

I was able to match my input to output sound to be exactly the same so when I go from CD to Phonothe volume is identical!!!!Perfection...at least so far!!!