Many people buy larger guitar amp. Because larger amp can be used in many places, gigs, shower etc .But when they practiced guitar in home, they had to meet troubles. The lound of amp made their neighbor not comfortable.At present, there are serval ways to overcome. One is using attenuator, One is power scaling or VVR.The two are same ,reduce the power on speaker.but the power on speaker become smaller, the hearing of people feel difference. So the key of two way is loundness curve.
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