Build your own Attenuator

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Post by paul_ »

old man with Matchless combo or something wrote:The attenuator can dissipate up to 50 watts without additional cooling
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whats an attenuator?
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It's this thing you put between the amp and speakers so you can turn your toob amp up high, giving you nice poweramp overdrive without being insanley loud.
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It basically reduces the power between your amp and speaker. So you can run a hotter signal at lower volumes. Basically its a way of getting cranked power tube distortion at bedroom levels. Also handy for recording.
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