Dumbleator Seperate Unit - Why?

[Tubetastic]

A while back I read a post mentioning HAD made the Dumbleator seperate for a reason -- instead of installing in an amp.

Can anyone shed some light on this 'Reason' --- the post didn't mention it. Thanks.

[Structo]

I'll take a wild guess and say that it was the 80's and rack units were all the rage.
So he made it in a rack mount chassis enclosure to be put in the rack box.

[Bob-I]

Someone here said it was to seperate the power supply.

[briane]

My understanding (tonally) that having a longer cable lost a little high end, and that was highly desirable to many players.

Separate power supplies was also a good thing, as it kept the dumbleator from sagging with the amp.

Personally I believe the real reason was cost. Kept the price of the original lower (ie lower investment on his part), and created a market for a secondary item he could sell to pro players.