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3 cent hero
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is it just like an extra volume knob? i want one for when i gets me a 1/2 stack 
proxy
New member
Re: how's a Weber MASS work?
Its an attenuator with a speaker driver in it. It acts as another speaker but with no cone it makes no noise. You can dial in EQ and volume as well as a treble boost (i think). Other companies use huge resistors that require fan cooling to take the volume down, Weber was brilliant in using a highly resistive speaker driver to do this. Therefor no requiring any cooling and making it significantly cheaper, while acheiving great results.
Its an attenuator with a speaker driver in it. It acts as another speaker but with no cone it makes no noise. You can dial in EQ and volume as well as a treble boost (i think). Other companies use huge resistors that require fan cooling to take the volume down, Weber was brilliant in using a highly resistive speaker driver to do this. Therefor no requiring any cooling and making it significantly cheaper, while acheiving great results.
some_dude
Raging BB Gunologist
Re: how's a Weber MASS work?
Basically, it's a big ass volume knob that goes inbetween your power amp and your speaker.
Comprehensive Attenuator Test: MASS vs. HotPlate
Read up. Lot's of good info in here.
Basically, it's a big ass volume knob that goes inbetween your power amp and your speaker.
Comprehensive Attenuator Test: MASS vs. HotPlate
Read up. Lot's of good info in here.
PUCKBOY99
Irish Flagologist
Re: how's a Weber MASS work?
I've got a MASS....does the job quite well!!! No lost tone, you can dial in whatever volume you want w/o it being noisy. I got the maxed out version with all the goodies to include the impedence switch (let's you go from 2/4/8/16ohms) for $200.00.
I've got a MASS....does the job quite well!!! No lost tone, you can dial in whatever volume you want w/o it being noisy. I got the maxed out version with all the goodies to include the impedence switch (let's you go from 2/4/8/16ohms) for $200.00.
Re: how's a Weber MASS work?
The intent (from what little I understand of it) is to take into account the inductance and impedance changes of a real speaker voice coil, other also use an attenuated tapped of tranformer, that basically converts the voltage and current sent to the speaker(s) to much lower levels the normal. Some are also purely power resistors as noted above, the don't tend to react with the power section like a speaker does. I assume that the actual compliance of a speaker cone is somehow accounted for? Maybe that's why the call it MASS.
proxy said:
The intent (from what little I understand of it) is to take into account the inductance and impedance changes of a real speaker voice coil, other also use an attenuated tapped of tranformer, that basically converts the voltage and current sent to the speaker(s) to much lower levels the normal. Some are also purely power resistors as noted above, the don't tend to react with the power section like a speaker does. I assume that the actual compliance of a speaker cone is somehow accounted for? Maybe that's why the call it MASS.
Young Angus
Kometose Tonologist
Re: how's a Weber MASS work?
Would people say a MASS is a better or more transparent attenuator than the hotplate, or is it just much of a muchness?
Would people say a MASS is a better or more transparent attenuator than the hotplate, or is it just much of a muchness?
