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Rather than a purely resistive load like many of the other power attenuators on the market, the Rock Crusher ensures that the amplifier and speaker see each other in a proper relationship of impedance and inductive\/capacitive reactance. This translates to a superior tone, regardless of level. To enhance tonal balance, warmth, and shimmer, there is an Edge and Warm switches that put you in total control of the final output.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to providing superior tone, impedance matching is critical for your tube amp's health and longevity. The RockCrusher has an 8\/16-ohm selector switch so you can use either value to accurately match your cabinets and amplifiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are also built in features that ensure the Rock Crusher is easy to use both onstage and in the studio. For “bypass on the fly,” which lets you use the amp with a speaker cabinet when full output level is desired, Rivera included a front-panel full bypass switch that removes the load entirely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen low speaker volume is desired, there is a Studio position of the Attenuator Level Selector that enables the Studio Level control to adjust from low to quiet output--perfect for home, project, and studio recording.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBalanced XLR and unbalanced ¼\" phone jacks with a convenient front-panel level control allow interfacing with practically any audio equipment. 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First off, they all have the microphone residing in a sealed compartment with the sound pressure from the speaker moving the microphone diaphragm like a plunger sucking water in a sink with a clogged pipe. Instead of the microphone diaphragm existing in a free air environ, it is severely distorted physically in this sealed compartment-with the result that the recorded tone sounds terrible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecondly, the speaker feeds into this sealed compartment, as well as being mounted with the back of the cone in a sealed compartment. This means the speaker cone is pushing into an air wall, as well as pulling back into an air wall. 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