What's the best attenuator out there??

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Here's my dilemma... I own a Carvin Legacy... but the things is just too loud. I can't enjoy the real potential of that amp. I was thinking of selling it and I am drooling over the Egnater Renegade lately. But in a way, I love the Legacy. I tried the Hotplate and find that it sucks my tone. Any recommendations?
 
Heard a lot of good things about the Faustine Phantom. Might want to check that one out. Some good YT videos of it.
 
I highly recommend the Alex's attenuator, search it on the gear page. If it can tame the Wizard, it can tame anything :rock:
 
ill put a vote in for the phantom. I would like to get one but they are expensive but from the vid clip below seems like they really do the trick.
 
I would check out the Weber mass and miniMass lineup. I have a Mini Mass, and it's very solid. It has some tone adjustments that let you sort your tone back out after attenuation. Reasonably priced too.
 
Jason_86_951":3tpat33p said:
http://www.aracom-amps.com/products/prx150.html
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I think that is what I am going to get if I can save up the money. That attenuator is as much as one of my amps though, so its a tough sell for me.
 
I built a copy of the richter attenuator for about $150,it sounds way better than the thd hotplate and weber mass I tried!!!
 
I guess I have a tin ear but the Weber MASS I had and the Hotplate I have now work fine for me. My only gripe about the hotplate is that you need one for each ohmage, but 99% of my amps and cabs can be set to 16 ohms so I'm fine there.

Pete
 
I would say the Ho Ultimate, but that'll just start a whole bunch of posts stating how dangerous it is and it will blow up your amp. But mine sounds great and has worked flawlessly for several years. Wait... I guess I just did say that one :lol: :LOL:
 
stratotone":1m412qzj said:
I guess I have a tin ear but the Weber MASS I had and the Hotplate I have now work fine for me. My only gripe about the hotplate is that you need one for each ohmage, but 99% of my amps and cabs can be set to 16 ohms so I'm fine there.

Pete
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The thing I don't like about the HotPlate is that the continuous dial only applied to the highest attenuation level. If it applied to all, it would have been great...

Steve
 
psychodave":1q38cu4r said:
dstroud":1q38cu4r said:
I would say the Ho Ultimate, but that'll just start a whole bunch of posts stating how dangerous it is and it will blow up your amp. But mine sounds great and has worked flawlessly for several years. Wait... I guess I just did say that one :lol: :LOL:
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It works up until your amp blows up... :lol: :LOL:
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The UA will probably "work" after my amp blows up, but my amp won't work :D
 
bmf5150":1uojtgt8 said:
I built a copy of the richter attenuator for about $150,it sounds way better than the thd hotplate and weber mass I tried!!!
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Did you find instructions online on how to build the attenuator?
 
The Leash? I've heard it's solid. Two others I've read good things about, the Dr Z and Trainwreck attenuators, essentially the same design.
 
donbarzini":1endrxlw said:
I have the Phantom, it is the best out of all the ones I tried. The Aracom unit came out after I was lucky enough to get the Phantom but I think that one would compare very close, the only problem I see personally with the unit is the size and weight. I would strongly recommend the Alex Attenuator to anyone who doesn't want to wait and wants a great unit for about half the price. I could live with the Alex if I didn't have the Phantom. When I owned the Alex, it didn't have the treble compensation feature which is really what it needed at lower volumes but it retained the amp's feel which is key IMO.
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Nice license plate. Is that a 3U4 promo.
 
The faustine is really good. I heard one up close and there was no change in tone. I had a THD and tried UA. No comparison. Damn, I did not know the Faustine went up in cost. :no:
 
blackba":3tpl9463 said:
bmf5150":3tpl9463 said:
I built a copy of the richter attenuator for about $150,it sounds way better than the thd hotplate and weber mass I tried!!!
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Did you find instructions online on how to build the attenuator?
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No I did not...
 
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