It isn't an attenuator as such, but an attenuator + reamping device. Basically the thing will attenuate the whole signal and then feed it through to a 100W solid state amp which can take it back up to any level you want.
Despite what they say it isn't the first time this idea has been used. The 'Ultimate Attenuator' (which of course wasn't either ultimate or a true attenuator) did much the same thing. It was apparently a good sounding unit but the early ones at least weren't well engineered. Hopefully they sorted that before too many meltdowns!
The Bad Cat unit is probably
a lot better built though.
bclaire wrote:I don't trust anything Badcat anymore since there's the American version and the import version which apparently has nothing to do with the actual Badcat company as far as I can tell....
Well I don't know which Bad Cat you are talking about Billy, but that can happen - two companies with the same name.
This company called Tecamp build TOP quality no compromise bass gear in Germany:
http://www.tecamp.biz/en/products.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This piece of junk
wasn't made by them though...
The Badcat in discussion here is the company which Mark Sampson (formerly boss man at Matchless) started in 2000. Their amps are (according to their own website) all designed and made in California, US of A.
I've seen their build standards first hand and they are bomb proof, even down to details like locking double nuts on combos so they don't loosen off in use, that sort of overkill engineering. Superb!
And yes they
do make the Unleash, it is on their website too, along with a big 'Made in USA' label on that page!
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I've read one review of the unit which was pretty positive. Can't find it right now though and it was probably in Dutch anyway.
Now Orange,
there is a company which would never ever put their name on imported goods, right...?
Andy.
