Used to have one, did a decent job.I have heard the jet city one has great reviews
Very good way to destroy an amp. Tube amps are not designed to run on "10" for long periods.Screw the neighbors. Forget the attenuator (whatever that is?). And Dime your amp...YMMV.
Steve
Solid state amps don't need attenuators at all, they sound just as good at whisper volumes as they do cranked. At least my Quilter MicroPro and Mustang III both do.Why use an attenuator with a solid state amp like a Quilter Micro Block? Can't you just lower the master volume?
Very good way to destroy an amp. Tube amps are not designed to run on "10" for long periods.
Suit yourself ... just crank your amp to 10 and leave it there ... and be sure you have a few transformers handy.Utter hogwash!
Suit yourself ... just crank your amp to 10 and leave it there ... and be sure you have a few transformers handy.
And a whole bag of tubes.
Better yet, just buy a Quilter and don't worry about it.
Many famous guitarists (B.B. King for example) would run their amps at 10 or max. However, I am very sure that their vacuum tubes did not last that long. I say that as an experienced electronics engineer. So set your amp to max, and keep the vacuum tube manufacturers and suppliers in business!
Tom
Your neighbors might very well "attenuate" you ... never mind your amp.If I were to dime my tube amp, not only would the neighbors enjoy it, but probably the people in Australia and most of the Southern China Peninsula
it was loud as hell to begin with.................when I did the speaker change, oh lordy it came alive, went to church, and said amenYour neighbors might very well "attenuate" you ... never mind your amp.
Hi all - I use the ironman II attenuator from toneking. This thing is simply awesome. I can tame my fender 57 twin down to almost whisper quite and not lose tone. I use the toneking mini on my Princeton and deluxe reverb with the same results. I tried many different attenuators (Hotplate, OXbox) but only the ironman was transparent worked this well. Just for the record there will be some small tone loss from that fact that your speaking will not be moving like it would if it were played loud, but at least to my ears this has been negligible.
The full size Ironman II has a setting so that it can be used on 16-ohm amp/speakers (see the pic). The Ironman II Mini does not; it only works with 8 ohms. I've thought about picking up the full size one a couple of times, but haven't yet. I've got a used Weber Mini Mass (25w) that I got on the cheap (I think I got it for $75) just to try out the world of attenuation. From everything I've heard and read, I think the Ironman is the way to go.Sounds like something I would be interested in but after reading up on it, it appears to only work with 8 ohm setups.
My Blackstar combo is 16 ohms.
Oh well.
That’s correct the full sized Ironman ii can do 16 ohms. My 57 twin is 4 ohms and my Princeton and elude reverb are 8. I love it so much I got the mini too. The full sized one permantley lives on my twin. The mini goes between the other two amps.The full size Ironman II has a setting so that it can be used on 16-ohm amp/speakers (see the pic). The Ironman II Mini does not; it only works with 8 ohms. I've thought about picking up the full size one a couple of times, but haven't yet. I've got a used Weber Mini Mass (25w) that I got on the cheap (I think I got it for $75) just to try out the world of attenuation. From everything I've heard and read, I think the Ironman is the way to go.
And I have the same problem...all of my Blackhearts are 16 ohm.
Second thisI've used many attenuators.
I swear by the Rivera RockCrusher:
They aint cheap though.
I have the RockCrusher Recording, they make a few models.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=rivera+rockcrusher