![]() ![]() Heard good things about the iron man but you’d have to eq every change in attenuation I think. The PS2 is tube but that doesn’t count for much these days and not against the TAE The TAE, PS2 and Reload all take the signal and load it to zero and amplify using a flat power section. Generally speaking at low volume it is very quiet (no louder than my AxeFx), after loading an amp the fan may have spun up But it does reduce quickly and isn’t annoying in your studio/guitar room/bedroom I use a modeller in 4cm with a number of amps, putting the modeller in 4 cm in the effects loop of the TAE has pretty much eliminated noise (with a gate obviously as 4cm generally introduces some hiss).įan noise on the TAE is the best of what I have tried. Returned it.īoss Waza TAE - excellent attenuator, ability to shape output (output compensates for fletcher Munson), reactive load is tuneable for feel, has built in effects (that I do not need). Downside, fan noise when you stop playing or if volume ridiculously low. A fixed 20db cut, fixed impedance so inflexible if you have multiple cabs, bit disappointed, returned itįryette PS2 - great attenuator, ability to shape the output. Torpedo Reload - does way more than just attenuate, as an attenuators works well and has the option to adjust the tone of the out using the contour knob. I’ll write about what I’ve used when playing at home: I have the reload too - I'd like to sell it to recoup some of the expander cost, but it does offer that more uncolored recording out.Īnd the post-pwr-amp loop is worth the price of admission for me. I'll reiterate - some setting of those knobs usually sounds better than what I get without the attenuator even at the same volume, but that's not always what people want in an attenuator. I'd be astounded if the type of load really colors the sound as much as those controls do. ![]() So I don't fully understand what's going on there, and thought about making a thread about it, but need to do some more research. Whereas with the Expander those knobs need to be set somewhere, and there's no obvious default setting. It's just supposed to be about the volume. You put your amp between that and an alnico blue cab, you get that sound, etc. This is also a bit of a negative to me in the sense that if I want to just record the "vanilla" tone of the amp, I don't know what that is? If you use the Tone King attenuator or something like that, it's not coloring supposed to be coloring the tone - you put that in between your amp and a V30 cab, you get that. The effect though, honestly seems like loading different IRs (although those are separate things - I haven't used the bulit in IR loader yet). For those who haven't used it, those are the rotary controls that (as far as I understand) are changing the reactive loads. I have the expander now and it's really incredible - I can really get a noticeably improved tone out of virtually any amp by dialing in the presence/resonance controls. ![]()
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