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May 17, 2011


Reducer – The new passive Power Soak from SPL and Tonehunter


SPL expands its "Power Soak” product line for guitar players. In addition to the active TRANSDUCER and CABULATOR versions with speaker simulation, SPL has launched now the REDUCER, a purely passive power attenuator for guitar amps.


The product is very easily explained: as the name implies, it reduces the power output of the guitar amp. This means that all sorts of amps, especially tube amps, can now be overdriven without the need of having to be too loud.

The Reducer, developed between SPL and German amp specialist Tonehunter, is placed between the guitar amp and the speaker. At this stage, it converts the amp's electric power into heat. Power reduction with resistors requires no additional power supply, thus, "the passive principle guarantees an accurate sound reproduction without any influence on the frequency response curve. So yes, you could say that the Reducer is neutral," states Jens Gronwald, Project Manager at SPL.

The amp output impedance can be set to 4, 8 or 16 Ohm. Reduction is stepwise in the first stages, but it can then be adjusted continuously.

The MSRP of the Reducer is USD449 (276.39 euros) ex. VAT. For more information visit spl.info.

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About SPL
SPL has been developing and manufacturing analog and digital audio processors for the professional music, film, multimedia, and broadcasting industries since 1984. SPL products are well-known and respected worldwide for their innovative approach and user-friendliness, but most of all for their outstanding performance.

Among SPL's most celebrated developments are the sound optimization processing used in the VITALIZER® products; the first-ever level-independent dynamic processing technique, implemented in the TRANSIENT DESIGNER, which inspired a whole new range of products.

Other highlights include the world's first discrete 5.1 microphone system, ATMOS® 5.1, as well as the SUPRA op-amp with its unsurpassed 120 V operating voltage.

In 2008 SPL formed a new team of software developers and accomplished a breakthrough in developing digital products. Finally, the high-quality standards SPL stands for could be translated into the digital domain in the form of the ANALOG CODE® plug-ins.

Press Contact:
Ricardo Alvarez
Email: ricardo@spl.info