Attenuator works as advertised; however, the XLR outs are made out of Kleenex. DO NOT BUY!

I've always had a hate-hate relationship with modelling units, so much in fact that even the Fractal Axe-FX III is BANNED from anywhere near my home recording studio. However, at the same time, I'm living in a condo situation where neighbours will get cranky the MOMENT I try to mic up a speaker cab with my rack rig involving the Synergy SYN-2 preamp and Fryette 2902 power amp.

Enter the Two Notes Torpedo Captor X. A successor to the late Torpedo Live, this unit comes with a revamped Torpedo Remote software that can be used on the computer, and/or via Bluetooth as a mobile app. While the Torpedo cab IR's are pretty good, what I'm using this for is a glorified reactive load + IR loader for my Fryette 2902.

And holy shit, does this thing REALLY deliver the goods. The reactive load handles 90 tube watts no problem, and the fact that I have access to post-EQ for fine-tuning the IR's for a mix-ready guitar sound really makes me wish that I had gotten this much earlier.

One small complaint is that the Captor X is not a true stereo reactive load - it has a mono speaker in with a stereo XLR out where you can mix/match mic's or feed different outputs to PA, audio interface, etc. so if you're using stereo effects and want to maintain a true stereo setup, be sure to secure two of the Captor X's.

Now, here's where things REALLY become frustrating. I was really looking forward to giving this unit a 5-star review...that is, until the XLR outs' ground failed on me and started causing farting/buzzing noises with no signal going in whatsoever. I've RMA'd the Captor X THREE TIMES (!) and the units STILL produced abnormal levels of noise floor.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUDGE, TWO NOTES?! Great sound quality and yet the XLR outs can't remain reliable for more than 6 months, let alone 2 weeks, to save its own life during a critical studio tracking session?!

I'm sorry, but I cannot recommend a product that's going to break down on the users within weeks if not months after use. And to think, the Captor X's are Made in China...Two Notes has really fallen from grace by cutting corners in their production line, compromising on quality control in favor of mass profit.

I've said this many times before and I'll say it again - sound quality DOES NOT MATTER when a critical piece of gear is prone to failure at any given moment.

The attenuator and IR loaders work as advertised. However, the XLR outs are built out of Kleenex, so unless you're comfortable with constantly editing the background hiss in post EVERY SINGLE TIME you record with this unit, and you're okay with risking the unit failing on you (and potentially blowing up your tube amp in the process), DON'T BUY THIS UNIT! Spend your money elsewhere and avoid this unreliable POS like the plague.

UPDATE: Just followed up with Two Notes - the Canadian distributor, SF Marketing, has FINALLY agreed to take back the units for the full refund. I will say, Two Notes, you guys do have an amazing customer support team that's dedicated to a positive customer experience.

However, trust me when I say this, they will NOT do this for you. This was an exceptional case where I've received bad batches of Captor X's as replacements.

Dear Two Notes, in the near future, you guys may want to seriously rethink whether or not to outsource production of your products to China. Let's face it, the product QC experience I've had with the Captor X's were abysmal.

The ONLY things that Two Notes did right, were super-responsive customer support and agreeing to reimburse me for the faulty Captor X's that arrived with the same issue.

I love this thing

I use this for multiple thing ranging from attenuation to modeling my cab sound. Very handy for someone playing in small spaces or recording.

Fucking Skitz

Does exactly what it should do.