Weber MiniMass 50W speaker attenuator w cable

Description

Weber Mini Mass 50W speaker attenuator
w/
3' speaker cable
, (14gauge). These are in
mint condition
, no flaws. Used only a few times in my smoke free home studio. It is
recommended
that this
50 watt speaker attenuator
be used with a
35 watt amplifier.
If you are
going to dime a 50 watt amp
, you should
choose a 100watt attenuator.
See below for more details or go to tedweber.com.
Please, don't buy to try. No returns.
From taweber.com
: Selected information
This attenuator has a main volume knob and 3-position treblecompensation switch which affect the signal to the speaker. The line out signalis dependent on your amplifier settings.
Impedance selector for 4, 8, 16 ohms, 3-position treblecompensation switch, MASS bypass switch, unbalanced line out. The MiniMASSemploys an actual speaker motor for realistic interaction between theattenuator and the output circuit of the amplifier. The attenuation iscontinuously adjustable from about -3dB to over -50dB.
By turning the speaker control to minimum (maximum attenuation),the unit may be used as a dummy load for testing or for DI use.
5.5” x 5.5” footprint (add 1” in front for knob). 3.75” tall.3.35 lbs basic.
Line Out jack has no volume control and is dependent on your amp volume setting.
More often than not, your amp’s output is more than your ears can handle.  To maintain the tone of a cranked amp with saturated tubes and output transformers, a device called an
attenuator
is placed between the output of your amp and the speaker.
If you are going to dime your amp out and attenuate it down to very quiet volumes then we recommend using an attenuator that is rated for twice the power of your amp’s rated output.
If you are going to dime a 50 watt amp, you should choose a 100 watt attenuator.
If you are simply
going to dial an amp up to where it starts to breakup in the clean channel
and then
knock it down a few dB
so the club owner and the soundman are happy, then
using a 50 watt attenuator
for a
50 watt amp will be ok
.
IMPORTANT NOTEABOUT HIGH GAIN AMPS: This applies only to high-gain amps likeMarshall, Mesa, Orange, etc, and it applies to players whose tone is very heavy and distorted. If you have a Fender amp or you’re not playing this way, this does not affect you.
Many players have expressed confusion about this, so please be sure this applies to you.
This is for heavily distorted playing. If you do not play with heavy distortion, you do not need to read this part. And if you question whether the distortion you use qualifies as “heavy”, it is best to assume it does and to follow these guidelines. Err on the side of caution.
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High gain amps such as Marshall or clones are hard on attenuators. Even if you have a Marshall and don’t think it’s high-gain, this applies. Unfortunately, an amp’s volume dial is not a good indicator of how much power is being produced.  Many amps can reach full power at 3 or4 on the volume dial, so it is a good suggestion to get an attenuator with 4xthe power handling.
For example, if you have a 50w high gain amp, you should opt for the MASS 200. If you have a 100w amp, you should still go with the MASS 200 but you should not crank the amp.
1) do not attenuate too far down. this puts a lot of power through a very small section of the volume rheostat which can cause it to fail. (when in dummy load mode, with the volume knob turned all the way left, no power goes through the rheostat so it is safe to use it this way for line out or headphones.)
2) also do not turn your amp all the way up, even if you’re just knocking a little off the top with the attenuator. It’s a good idea to keep the amp somewhere in the middle at most. It’s best to find the lowest volume on the amp that is the acceptable tone to you, and then use the attenuator to bring it the rest of the way.