who wants tone controls on your next preamp?

Don't need them; don't want them. And I don't want to pay for the cost increase that the inclusion of high quality tone controls in a product would lead to; this stuff is expensive enough as it is!

Although I do recognize that tone controls can increase the range of recordings that can be listened to enjoyably, and that they would be particularly useful when listening at low volume levels (which I don't generally do).

Regards,
-- Al

In addition to tone controls, a must is a balance control.

Would really like to see tone controls make a come back.....but the cable manufacturers won't let it happen...

I want recording engineers to make recordings that don't require tone controls.

This can be done well if you have a competant amp designer.I have a George Wright AU-1000 preamp with tone controls as well as a balance control. The tone controls can also be toggle switched to a neutral position that negates them if preferred. This thing sings, with no perceived added distortion what so ever, just good clean accurate control. I believe they are needed with all the faulty recordings and badly remastered projects that we are seeing of late. To my ears they are a blessing! Oh yeh, if I dont need them I dont use them.