Well the last couple of days I have been experimenting to find exactly what life would be without a remote. It was more difficult at first as I would automatically turn for the remote much more often than I realized. After I got used to not having a volume control at my side I became much more attentive when setting the sound level when I dropped the needle. Of particular note I found that during quiet passages I wanted to really turn up the volume only to turn it down when the music got loud again. As has been pointed out, I was effectively defeating part of what was being conveyed.
I believe the toughest part would be dealing with outside factors (family members wanting to say something, phone ringing, etc.).
Thanks again for all of the interesting input.
I believe the toughest part would be dealing with outside factors (family members wanting to say something, phone ringing, etc.).
Thanks again for all of the interesting input.