All of you have been very helpful. I think I'm going to stay pure and adjust my levels as needed. The amp I wanted to use attenuation on is a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. I just ordered the Bugera V22. It's on it's way. I ordered it based on reviews and Youtube video's and is something I never do. I have always tried an amp before buying. I hope I made a good decision. Thanks for all the great info.

batsbrew
yea, load dump is different than the mass lite..
 
mass lite uses a speaker motor as an active load component...
 
moving air is the best.
when you can't move air, either DI to a IR loaded with speaker impulses,
or what i do, a specialized DI with a cabinet filter built in, ala palmer, Radial, etc.

I have a Weber Mass, but the box (not the output), rattles and buzzes and I switched to the Load Dump. The Mass that I have has a driver in it, but not the speaker cone so it doesn't seem to be moving air - if it did it wouldn't be silent. It's not an issue for me I have various Marshall and tweed clones set up in my studio getting sounds that I like, but these days I normally use S-Gear.

rsinger

batsbrew
yea, load dump is different than the mass lite..
 
mass lite uses a speaker motor as an active load component...
 
moving air is the best.
when you can't move air, either DI to a IR loaded with speaker impulses,
or what i do, a specialized DI with a cabinet filter built in, ala palmer, Radial, etc.

I have a Weber Mass, but the box (not the output), rattles and buzzes and I switched to the Load Dump. The Mass that I have has a driver in it, but not the speaker cone so it doesn't seem to be moving air - if it did it wouldn't be silent. It's not an issue for me I have various Marshall and tweed clones set up in my studio getting sounds that I like, but these days I normally use S-Gear.

YES, as i said, 'speaker motor'.
 
go here to learn more:
 
https://www.tedweber.com/attenuator-faq/
 
my mass lite is dead quiet.
sounds like you have something loose inside the shell.

Mosvalve
All of you have been very helpful. I think I'm going to stay pure and adjust my levels as needed. The amp I wanted to use attenuation on is a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. I just ordered the Bugera V22. It's on it's way. I ordered it based on reviews and Youtube video's and is something I never do. I have always tried an amp before buying. I hope I made a good decision. Thanks for all the great info.

 
I've had my V22 for a few years.  It's a great little amp, IMO.

BobF

Mosvalve
All of you have been very helpful. I think I'm going to stay pure and adjust my levels as needed. The amp I wanted to use attenuation on is a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. I just ordered the Bugera V22. It's on it's way. I ordered it based on reviews and Youtube video's and is something I never do. I have always tried an amp before buying. I hope I made a good decision. Thanks for all the great info.

 
I've had my V22 for a few years.  It's a great little amp, IMO.

Bob this amp is a great amp. I can't get a bad sound out of it.(until I play) I don't think I'm going to need an attenuator now. I should be able to accomplish what I need to with this amp. I wasn't expecting this amp to sound so good at lower volumes. I'm glad I chose this amp.

Hey, I had a hot rod deluxe and ran a volume nob box in the efx loop. It may not be power tube breakup territory. But I could get more outta the amp at lower volumes using it

RSMCGUITAR
Hey, I had a hot rod deluxe and ran a volume nob box in the efx loop. It may not be power tube breakup territory. But I could get more outta the amp at lower volumes using it

I did the same thing but used a volume pedal but I wasn't happy with that.