If one uses a stepped attenuator in the place of a normal logarithmic potentiometer for controlling volume, is there an advantage, or is it just fashionable ?
Have you experienced a SQ change by using different brands/types of resistors & capacitors - values remaining the same? If yes, the same applies here too.Thats peculiar. If the max resistance of both attenuator and pot is the same, how can the type of control, i.e. pot/attn have any effect on the sound. If the load on the previous stage changes due to resistance, then SQ may change....
Just like regular pots, stepped attenuators could either be logarithmic or linear.
I currently use two stepped attenuators of 10K log. I'm not happy with either