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Met all expectations
After laying my hands on the new 30 Wt Laney Supergroup (BL30) recently (in addition to my long standing 60 Wt Ironheart, JVM205 and Orange Dark Terror), it was crystal clear that there is no way I can play it as it intends at ear-friendly volumes (I live in an apartment building). Besides, availability of master volumes on the IRT and JVM apparently was not a salvation, because I could still never get even close to tones and the blissful roar of doom to which I was used to after playing for a few years in our 40 sq.m. isolated practice room in 2012-15. So after some research I faced a straightforward choice between the Ironman II and the Reload II. Despite a (not really very sensible) difference in price, the Reload took over primarily due to the FX loop and constant attenuation. Plus a bonus of many other features that I will hardly ever use , but who knows. The Reload fully met and exceeded my expectations (at least at this moment as an attenuator only). The Depth and Presence knobs do their job, the Mojo button indeed does add some oomph to the otherwise flattish home-level sound (2X12 Laney cab loaded with V30s, will also try it on my 4X12 1960 Lead Marshall cab). The Supergroup can now be played with the Gain knob past 6-7, delivering very decent Sabbath roar. The Ironheart finally roared too, after many years of master volume confinement, with both the master and preamp volumes cranked well past 12. Have not tested it yet with the JVM and the Orange, but think I won't be disappointed. Overall - highly recommended.
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The sound of my cab, just quieter
I tried all the difefrent attenuators out there, about everuthing. There was a slight difference in sound, and was trying to fix it with ew, etc. This one seems to do the job without changing the sound. I enjoy the product everyday, i heard my 100w plexi how it really sound...
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