TAD Silencer Power Attenuator 16 Ohm What is the Silencer Power Attenuator? The Silencer is used to reduce output power and volume. Many popular rock guitar sounds are based on the well known sounds created by the guitar legends of the sixties and seventies. Guitar players cranked up their amps to full volume to be heard. Tube guitar amps sound best when played loud because the output stage starts to saturate and delivers the most musical and harmonic distortion, wonderful sustain, and a thick tone with overall response. This is what we all look for, but if a 50 or 100 Watt amp is played at full volume it gets so loud that you might damage your ears, annoy your audience, other musicians or your neighbors! The Silencer solves this problem. Natural Tone Technology, clear high end response 16 Ohm version 2db attenuating steps from -2db to -16db "Fine"-Control from -16db 2-step BITE and PUNCH Boost-Switch "LOAD" position for use without speaker 150 Watt RMS, with PEAK Control Adjustable LINE-Out F.A.N.T.A.-Out Speaker-Emulation, low Z, symmetric Classic Amp-Cabinet Design with Black Tolex How does the Silencer work? The Silencer connects between the amp's speaker output and the speakers. It gives you total control over what part of the power output will be feed to your speakers. Crank up the amp to the setting were it sounds best and adjust the final volume just for your speakers with the Silencer. All components which are responsible for great guitar tone are still working "cranked up" to your favorite set-up (preamp tubes, driver stage, output tubes, transformers etc.) and deliver great tone. The final volume you hear is adjusted AFTER the amp's output. The power attenuation can be set in convenient 2db steps from FULL power to 16db. From 16db on you can fine adjust to total silence. What are the BITE and PUNCH Boots for?
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