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I’ve used 3 types
1) Resistive (Break Lite)
2) Reactive (Rock Crusher)
3) Reactive & Re-amp (Power Station)
All will do the job and the difference between 2 & 3 are small
1 does it’s best work knocking off 3-6db
The Power Station has other toys such as acting as an FX loop
They seem to be marketed in a deliberately confusing way sometimes... they can be used for the same purpose, but they don;t work in the same way at all.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Resistive designs get buzzy at high levels of attenuation, so if your a home player with a powerful amp that you want to drive, then it’s worth spending a bit more to get a reactive one or a re-amp or at least have the ability to beef up the top and the bottom of the frequency spectrum (this gets squeezed more than the mids when you attenuate)
The Power Station is an expensive one box solution based on a re-amp. At £450 (launch price) it was expensive and the price hike for the V2 (which does not really very much more) is insane
You can cheaply buy a load for the amp with a line out and then re-amplify any line level signal with a stand alone power amp. Add a powered EQ or use a powered mixer to do both jobs and you’ll be quids in on a Power Station