Mesa CabClone, Owner'S Manual

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NOTE: The LINE OUT jack uses a standard MONO ¼” phone jack and is not a STEREO (or as sometimes seen a TRS BALANCED jack). Use a mono
phone plug when using the LINE OUT for connection to the Console. If you only have a stereo TRS plug, you will need to only insert it part way into the
CABCLONE LINE OUT jack to get a signal.
HEADPHONES
This feature expands the usefulness of the CABCLONE ten-fold as it allows the Internal Load to be used to “soak up the volume” while
a Speaker Emulated version of the host amplifier is shaped and optimized for your personal enjoyment through your headphones.
This means you can finally enjoy your favorite tube amp in all its glory—late at night— without anyone else knowing the Toneful good time you’re having!
Go ahead, crank it up, Rock out! You’ll be free and clear to go off without bothering anyone. Add some effects in your host amp’s EFFECTS LOOP and
you’ll be lost for hours in the warm Tone and great feel.
Obviously the quality and particular EQ of the headphones used will affect the quality and authentic-ness of the host amp’s sound, but in the many tests
we’ve done with many brands of popular headphones, the results have been very pleasing. We encourage you to audition a few different brands as they
each have their own particular EQ curve, sonic character and especially, low end response... not to mention comfort factor.
The HEADPHONES jack is a switching-type that serves two functions; it engages the HEADPHONE driver circuit and at the same time, defeats the XLR
BALANCED DIRECT OUT. Having the two active at the same time would affect the Internal Load impedance and compromise the sound of the CAB-
CLONE”S speaker-emulated Direct sound.
NOTE: The performance of the headphones and the volume level they will produce is greatly affected by both the impedance they present to the HEAD-
PHONE Output, but perhaps even more importantly, is the efficiency of the actual transducer in the earpiece of the headphones. Because of this difference
in efficiency, we haven’t found any one impedance that works better than others. However, we don’t recommend impedances below 16 Ohms (and this
seems a common low-side cutoff for many headphones) and impedances higher than that may be preferable (such as 32 Ohms–another common range in
headphones). Another standard to look for that may help ensure adequate volume levels is a sensitivity specification of 100db/mW (milliwatt), which should
be listed in the packaging or Owner’s Manual of most headphones. This standard is often suggested for devices that have lower to medium drive capability.
NOTE: The volume level of the HEADPHONES OUT is determined by the MASTER Volume setting (loudness) of the host amplifier. The Front Panel D.I.
LEVEL does NOT affect the volume level at the HEADPHONES OUT jack.
We sincerely hope you enjoy the CABCLONE and believe it will inspire your music and expand your options when it comes to how and where you capture
guitar sounds in the future. Hopefully it will become a valuable and treasured tool in your Tone arsenal for many years to come!