Post by fatsound on Feb 4, 2009 6:16:45 GMT -7
Hi Folks,
As many of you here know, I lurk this site frequently, but rarely post in order to avoid any percieved ulterior motive. As you might imagine, as a Z fanatic like the rest of you, this can be a tough thing!
But, having sold several of these units we finally had a client ask us to do the install for him here at our shop and so with Mike Zaite's approval I wanted to briefly share the experience and a photo with you.
Yesterday I had a good client and friend drive down to the shop from Virginia to see if the Brake-Lite would work well with his Matchless SC30. This particular client already owns the full sized Air Brake, but found the idea of a smaller unit mounted inside his amp's cabinet very appealing.
We found that as long as the amp was running in full-power, 30 watt mode, the Brake-Lite worked wonders and not only allowed 3 clicks of attenuation before any noticeable tonal degradation, but using a dB meter we recorded a perceived volume drop with the amp running at it's sweet spot from 30 watts to 6 watts!!
Needless to say this thrilled the client as it resulted in the tone and feel that he loves of this amp, but at a volume more useable for his typical environment. He plans now on also having one installed in the back of his MAZ 18 NR.
We've also found on amps like the Mazerati GT, which is one of my all time favorite designs, but scares off many potential buyers due to its volume, that all 4 clicks can be used with very, very minimal tonal degradation.
The semi-permanent SC30 install was a breeze taking about 15 minutes with rear panel removal for easier access and resulted in a very clean set-up. The pre-attached double-sided sticky tape works essentially as a third hand, allowing you to place the unit where desired and have it hold there while you use the two included screws to attach the unit more permanently. We zip tied the unit's speaker cable to the amp's speaker cable and then used a small, single screw clamp to attach the entire speaker cable assembly along the amp's edge leading up to the chassis.
Anyway, here's a quick pic of the Brake-Lite installed in the cabinet of an SC-30:
As many of you here know, I lurk this site frequently, but rarely post in order to avoid any percieved ulterior motive. As you might imagine, as a Z fanatic like the rest of you, this can be a tough thing!
But, having sold several of these units we finally had a client ask us to do the install for him here at our shop and so with Mike Zaite's approval I wanted to briefly share the experience and a photo with you.
Yesterday I had a good client and friend drive down to the shop from Virginia to see if the Brake-Lite would work well with his Matchless SC30. This particular client already owns the full sized Air Brake, but found the idea of a smaller unit mounted inside his amp's cabinet very appealing.
We found that as long as the amp was running in full-power, 30 watt mode, the Brake-Lite worked wonders and not only allowed 3 clicks of attenuation before any noticeable tonal degradation, but using a dB meter we recorded a perceived volume drop with the amp running at it's sweet spot from 30 watts to 6 watts!!
Needless to say this thrilled the client as it resulted in the tone and feel that he loves of this amp, but at a volume more useable for his typical environment. He plans now on also having one installed in the back of his MAZ 18 NR.
We've also found on amps like the Mazerati GT, which is one of my all time favorite designs, but scares off many potential buyers due to its volume, that all 4 clicks can be used with very, very minimal tonal degradation.
The semi-permanent SC30 install was a breeze taking about 15 minutes with rear panel removal for easier access and resulted in a very clean set-up. The pre-attached double-sided sticky tape works essentially as a third hand, allowing you to place the unit where desired and have it hold there while you use the two included screws to attach the unit more permanently. We zip tied the unit's speaker cable to the amp's speaker cable and then used a small, single screw clamp to attach the entire speaker cable assembly along the amp's edge leading up to the chassis.
Anyway, here's a quick pic of the Brake-Lite installed in the cabinet of an SC-30: