9/6/2023 0 Comments Attenuator for tube amp![]() ![]() By reducing the power to the speaker, a power attenuator reduces the volume without altering the overdriven quality of the tone. The resulting volume level is unsuitable for many playing conditions. Under such a condition, the amplifier is close to or at its maximum output power. Musicians playing through vacuum tube guitar amplifiers sometimes want to produce distortion by overdriving the amplifier's output stage. Power attenuator (THD Hot Plate) on Marshall 1959 Super Lead PlexiĪ power attenuator, used with a guitar amplifier, is a type of attenuator that diverts and dissipates a portion of the amplifier's power to enable hearing the amplifiers high-volume characteristics at lower volume. so get the correct ohm rating and enjoy your amp's response at much lower levels. if you can't afford this one, then the palmer is the only other worthy contender.and both are available on thomman. ![]() ![]() maybe 100, then you will not be disappointed. i would NOT recommend this for anything sooo rediculous in power. great build quality, a couple of slightly 'sturdier' switches would've been great.a final word of caution, my buddy has a EVH head with 8 pre amp (yes 8 !!!) tubes. so all in all it's not perfect, but it's a real asset that won't get you arrested by the noise police at 9.30pm on low, or 1 am on silent lol! i'm extremely pleased hence my star rating. but i still quite like those emulated sounds, and unlike any digital stuff on the market, this still enables your amp to RESPOND. again the sounds are very different to the natural sound of the amp. but this unit has the added bonus of 'whisper quiet' on it's final dial, and also speaker emulator/simulator for silent recording. the switch in ' replace what you've lost' idea is great, i would've loved the actual switchable db increments to be a little quieter like it's rival the palmer has. however, we don't buy these attenuator chappies to IMPROVE our sound, but rather to give us an acceptable compromise at lower volumes, which this unit does admirably. i have a cornford mk50 ii and it sounds phenominal by itself. yes it does alter the sound a little, and the sounds are not QUITE as good as your amp totally unmasked. If you use it at -16 db just like me, those knobs won't works.Ī great piece of kit. Finaly, the "bite" and "punch" knobs are only functionnal when the power soak is set from full to -14 db. If your main goal is to use as an audio interface, i suggest you look first at other model out speaker emulation date from 2004 (!) and feels actually outdated. If you plan to do so, a high end power soak witch is able to do both with better sound might be a better option ![]() First, the impedance is fixed: if you want 8 and 16 ohms, you have to buy two version of it. The 2d very good point is the ability to use it as load box (without a speaker) but warning, you have to set the power soak manually on it. Of course, i can't compete the amp without it. So, i decided to go for this one, at "middle" price range and i am very happy of it. The inexpensive one cost less than 100 euros, but i was quite hesitant to have wait and spend so much money on my amp head to finally put some cheap gear on it (even it might be good for their prices) The high end one cost more than 1000 euros The thing is that cranck that precious at home is impossible without a power soak. It tooks me lot of time to be able to buy my dream amp. ![]()
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