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Cheap reactive load box.
The reactive load takes the place of your speaker cabinet in your signal chain.
New suhr reactive load box.
Also called dummy loads such devices let you take that line out into a computer recording interface so you can capture.
A purely or mainly resistive load like basically all load boxes is harder on the power tubes because it s always 8 ohms for example at all stages of the output cycle.
Examples of load boxes include the suhr reactive load koch dummybox studio pa and the two notes torpedo live.
Speakers are a reactive load they push back against the ot develop a back voltage and their impedance changes dramatically with frequency.
The reactive load is dedicated to being the absolute best load box possible with zero compromises and therefore does not include speaker emulation.
The suhr reactive load delivers a simple solution to capture all of the warmth and dynamics of your sound without the hassle of miking a speaker cabinet during a live or recorded performance.
What we love about this attenuator is the fact that you can use it as an attenuator connecting it to your power source and amp or alternatively you can use it as a load box instead of using your typical speaker cabinet allowing you to send a balanced xlr or an unbalanced 1 4 line to another app you may be using.