{"product_id":"palmer-saar-guitar-splitter-y-box-active","title":"Palmer Saar Guitar Splitter Y-BOX Active","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rG8Jn_jzmD4\" width=\"853\" height=\"440\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, you want to play your guitar or your bass through two amps at the same time? Great idea! The problem is, it hums. And not just a little bit either. In fact, it makes a real racket. Thankfully, the Palmer saar Guitar Splitter box is here to save the day. The saar separates the ground potentials of both amplifiers and prevents ground loop hum when interconnecting multiple amps. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Palmer saar loops through the input signal passively to amp out 1, while an active FET switch branches off the signal for amp out 2. This happens without sound loss, as the FET input level is extremely high impedance. Amp out 2 is also decoupled from the ground circuit by a transformer. Ground loops can be separated by pressing the ground lift switch.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe signal from amp out 2 is low impedance and reliable, so that longer cable runs without sound loss are also possible. An important feature is the phase reverse switch for the second output. The signal polarity of guitar\/bass amplifiers is not standardised. Two amps operated simultaneously can be in-phase or out-of-phase. In the latter case, the sound is unpleasantly thin - which can be resolved by pressing the phase reverse switch on the Palmer saar. Of course, you can also use the phase reverse feature as a sound design tool if you wish: the out-of-phase sound can sometimes be a great creative option! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Palmer saar is a simple and effective tool that lets you enjoy the larger-than-life sound of two amps simultaneously - without any hum or interference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistributes the guitar\/bass signal to two outputs\/amps simultaneously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReliably prevents ground loop hum through isolation transformer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo sound loss thanks to active FET input switching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInput signal looped through to amp 1 output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmp 2 output is actively buffered and also withstands longer cable runs with no sound loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhase reverse switch for output 2 for top quality sound with out-of-phase amps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround Lift Switch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower supply via 9V battery or general 9V mains supply\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad-ready aluminium and steel casing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncl. rewritable tour label for attachment on to the back of the saar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineered in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGeneral\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eActive\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded Accessories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRubber feet, Tour label\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsolated transformer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransformer Ratio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1:1,1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGround Lift\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn\/Off switch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency response (±1 dB, rel. 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