Kong NightShift Power Soak
Silence!
If you love the sound of your tube amp but also appreciate your neighbours or flatmates, you're faced with a problem. Because your amp only really sounds awesome when it's loud and the floor vibrates under your feet — in other words, when the tubes are pushed into saturation.
But don't despair straight away: if you don't want to unnecessarily strain the people around you, you can enjoy the sound of your amp cranked to the limit while a small wonder device makes the speaker behave meekly or even go completely silent, and routes the signal at line level into a completely different device.
Sound, sound, sound.
So how do you play quietly while keeping the beloved sound? The solution, as so often these days, comes in the form of an Anglicism — or two: a so‑called "attenuator", also marketed as a "Power‑Soak", is a device that reduces the brutal force of the output signal at your amp's speaker jack (attenuation = reduction) while passing the character of the full tube overdrive unchanged, but much quieter, to the connected speaker. Part of the energy that makes the signal so loud is converted into heat (Power Soak = energy soaking). Don't worry, the "soaking" doesn't affect your heavy crunch!
Load!
But that's not all: to prevent damage to your amp, a speaker usually needs to be connected so that the amp's circuitry has the electrical load (impedance) it expects. In home recording or the studio you don't always have the right cab — or any at all. This is where the Load function comes in. It uses the selected 8 or 16 ohm setting so that almost any standard amp can be operated safely without a speaker.
The carefully dialled‑in killer sound that you've coaxed out of your power amp can at any time be routed, either from the balanced XLR output with ground‑lift or from the conventional line out with level control, to a suitable device of your choice — be that an Interface, a mixer, a cab simulation or your dad's old 4‑track cassette recorder.
So nothing — be it delicate children's ears, sensitive neighbours or stressed partners — stands between you and your AWESOME‑S🤤OUND face any more. We wish you unrestricted shredding in all situations and at any time of day or night!
Shifting Headroom to Bedroom:
That makes it neighbour‑friendly!
Olli has retreated to the video studio, gathered his favourite Marshall heads around him — Plexi & Co. are on board — and takes on the ultimate challenge: full tube power without a neighbourhood war!
With the Kong NightShift Power Soak he brings the brutal volume under control without sacrificing the legendary sound. Sounds too good to be true? Then hear for yourself — in the video!
Product information "Kong NightShift Power Soak"
Night Shift - shifting Headroom to Bedroom is written on the Kong Power Soak and this name reflects the way this device works very well. First and foremost, the Night Shift is a power soak with which the output power of the connected amp can be reduced to room volume. The power limitation can be switched in steps of -2, -4, -6, -9, -12 and -15 dB, in the -15 dB setting the power limitation can be adjusted continuously with the fine tuning potentiometer. The Night Shift can also be used as a load box - the load switch switches off the speaker output, leaving only the load resistors active. Also on board is an adjustable jack line out and a balanced XLR line out. Powersoaks convert electrical power into heat and an integrated fan ensures sufficient cooling. A power supply unit is included in the scope of delivery.
The neighbourhood's best friend and annoyed band mates!
- Color/ Finish: Black
- Connections: 3 x 6.3 mm Jack (In, Out, Line Out), 1 x XLR Symetric Output
- Controls: Adjustment, Line Out Level
- Design: Desktop
- Includes: AC Adapter
- Power Supply: External Power Adapter
- Subcategory: Loadbox
- Switches: Bypass, Attenuation, Load, Ground Lift
- Typ: Attenuator
- Weight: 3,1 kg
- suitable for: Output power up to max. 250 watts
Like you've been bitten by a wild ape... With Kong Guitar Gear – exclusive to session – your sound will push forward, and it does so without putting your piggy bank at risk!
Guitar amplifiers — from the headphone amp EarWorm, through tube and transistor combos and bass amps to our Monkey- and Gorilla-Cage cabinets — give you ape-powered sound for wild riffs. The Kong effects pedal series is impressive to look at and, above all, to hear. It answers the question "Can tiny stompboxes really sound that big?" with a clear: "Yes they can!" — as big as a mountain gorilla. The name says it all: Kong pedals deliver powerful, muscular sounds for every use. Kong's effect units work almost exclusively with analogue circuits and, alongside extreme sound settings, of course also offer the option to dial in subtle tones. Some pedals like Beer-Fuzz and Mett-Ler have almost achieved cult status.
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sehr guter sound für den Preis auch im Vergleich zu viel teurerem Produkt
Macht was er soll, und das ordentlich. Solide Qualität und einfache Bedienung ohne viel Schnickschnack. Benutze ihn als Powersoak, um auf den Speaker zu verzichten und direkt vom Kong in einen IR Modeler zu gehen. Das klappt traumhaft. Kann den Kong nur empfehlen. Definitiv eine kostengünstige Alternative.
Auf angehobener Zimmerlautstärke sind Höhen und Dynamik weg. Für Nachtschicht (Night shift) gar nicht zu gebrauchen. Ab -15db und lauter Kommt der Sound des Amp zurück. Wenn man den Amp im Proberaum drosseln möchte ist der Night shift optimal. Getestet habe ich in den Night shit dem Marshall Studio Vintage SV20C Combo
Genau das was ich wollte. Grosser Amp, schön aufdrehen, geiler Sound mit allem was dazugehört, obertöne, sustain usw. Und dann auf zimmerlautstärke runterregeln.
Der Power Soak hat bisher meine Erwartungen insgesamt voll und ganz erfüllt.
