Foreplay Volume Level Very low

[mahmot]

Im having issue with Foreplay III volume level is being very low - having to set volume to 7/8 th step to get decent sound.
Can Foreplay III be upgraded to get more gain if so any instructions available for upgrade?
I do not have the build manual for Foreplay III as I bought it used

Setup

- Rasberry PI 4 mooDePlayer Streamer with ProtoDac
or Clear Audio Concept turntable with Clear Audio basic phono
Rogue Audio Atlas Magnum power amplifier
Magnepan LRS speakers

Thanks

 

[Paul Birkeland]

There are padding resistors at the inputs of the Foreplay III to pad down each input so that the gain of the circuit is manageable. These resistors can be removed and replaced with lower value resistors to bring the gain up, and all of this is explained in some detail in the manual. You can contact info(at)bottlehead(dot)com regarding obtaining an assembly manual.

For a kit you didn't build that's that old, you could also consider adding resistors in parallel with those that are already there so you don't have to disturb the circuit so much.

-PB

 

[hron61]

Nice system.