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I saw a thread a while ago regarding attenuators. Someone had posted some numbers regarding wattage. For instance (and this is not a real quote, just the idea) "a 40 watt amp, 8ohms, with 6db attenuation is like the amp being an x-watt amp.)

I have tried and tried to find that again. But I can't. I'm trying to find out of if 12db of attenuation will be enough for my 40 watt Hot Rod Deluxe. I know there have been other threads about this, I just can't quite find what I'm looking for. Thanks for any help you can give. (also, sorry if this is the wrong forum for this.)

-nate

9th May 2011	#1
nate_dennis Gear Head Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 66 Thread Starter	Attenuators/dBs/and watts (oh my) I saw a thread a while ago regarding attenuators. Someone had posted some numbers regarding wattage. For instance (and this is not a real quote, just the idea) "a 40 watt amp, 8ohms, with 6db attenuation is like the amp being an x-watt amp.) I have tried and tried to find that again. But I can't. I'm trying to find out of if 12db of attenuation will be enough for my 40 watt Hot Rod Deluxe. I know there have been other threads about this, I just can't quite find what I'm looking for. Thanks for any help you can give. (also, sorry if this is the wrong forum for this.) -nate