I'm pleased to announce that we are coming out with an updated custom Tortuga Audio remote that will take the place of the Apple Remote!
The simple truth is that the Tortuga Audio preamp controller has outgrown the Apple Remote. As more features were added, navigating the controls with the simple generic Apple remote became more challenging. I'm convinced that the new Tortuga Audio remote will make controlling our preamps easier and more intuitive going forward.
When it's released the new Tortuga remote will work with both the new V25 controller board as well as our existing line of preamps built around the V2 controller (after a to-be-released firmware update to the V2's).
Artwork rendering of the new remote is shown below. What isn't obvious from this artwork is that the brown keyboard inlay is actually cherry wood veneer which lends a warm organic feel to what is otherwise yet another plastic remote.
The control pad/function list is currently as listed below. If you have questions or suggestions for changes/additions based on your experience with our preamps please post your thoughts on this thread.
0/1 - power on/off toggle
mono - mono mode on/off toggle
rev - reverse polarity on/off toggle (for balanced units wired appropriately)
mute - mute on/off toggle
L - left
R - right
U - up (raise)
D - down (lower)
In1 - input #1
In2 - input #2
In3 - input #3
In4 - input #4
In5 - input #5
In6 - input #6
Cal - calibration mode
Imp - impedance mode
Disp - display mode
MVol - max volume on input change
A - options
B - options