Hey all, recently purchased a Torpedo Captor X 16ohm box and been testing it with my custom Blankenship 100W 68' Super Lead head. Non-master vol plexi just like the real deal. Was hoping I could use the Torpedo to attenuate and play this thing at a reasonable volume because it's absolutely brutal on the ears, and harness the power of the Torpedo Remote / Genome to use this rig in my DAW and play at bedroom levels when using the Phones output.
So far I'm having a lot of trouble. Basically both input level options are useless - on "Low" I can keep the input from clipping but the amp is completely kneecapped - all the chime and clarity is completely gone, the amp is muddy and lifeless and any attempts to create distortion by turning up the amp volume or running overdrive through the front produce a horrible crackling/fizzling distortion on the notes that renders the tone unusable for any kind of recording. This is especially present on palm mutes. Unfortunately I don't have any XLR cables at the house so I'm unable to run into my DAW to provide examples, but intend to try and get a recording this week.
Turning the input level to "high" and setting Vol I and II on the amp to about...1...allows the amp to sing and chime the same as it would out of a speaker cabinet, and I can even get some quality distortion with the right pedal even at these low amp volumes...but of course it immediately clips the Torpedo input.
If I use the Torpedo exclusively as an attenuator, the same type of ugly, fizzy distortion is present on any setting other than "full", so even the attenuation feature of the box is useless with this amp.
The only other rig I have at the house currently is my fly rig - a Victory V4 Countess tube pre-amp running into an Orange Pedal Baby. The PB is 100w as well but solid state, and on every setting I tried on this rig I was not able to replicate the same distortion I was getting on the Super Lead. So to me, the obvious issue is something happening between the Super Lead and the Torpedo.
For what it's worth, I need to have my local tech install a half power option to switch this down to 50W and install a master volume mod for further versatility.
I know that Two Notes states that amps like this can easily put out over 100W, but if it can't handle even the most basic signal from this amp then the Torpedo Captor is not going to work for me...and I may need to bust out the credit card for an OX, which is unfortunately considering the amount of DynIRs I have, or maybe a Fayetteville PS-2A + Genome? Ultimately, I need to be able to attenuate this amp for speaker cab output, and I need to run it into my DAW for studio use, and I'm pretty much coming to the conclusion that the Torpedo just can't handle whatever output the Super Lead is sending it. Has anyone else had similar issues with a similar type of amp setup with the Torpedo Captor X? Appreciate any insight.
So far I'm having a lot of trouble. Basically both input level options are useless - on "Low" I can keep the input from clipping but the amp is completely kneecapped - all the chime and clarity is completely gone, the amp is muddy and lifeless and any attempts to create distortion by turning up the amp volume or running overdrive through the front produce a horrible crackling/fizzling distortion on the notes that renders the tone unusable for any kind of recording. This is especially present on palm mutes. Unfortunately I don't have any XLR cables at the house so I'm unable to run into my DAW to provide examples, but intend to try and get a recording this week.
Turning the input level to "high" and setting Vol I and II on the amp to about...1...allows the amp to sing and chime the same as it would out of a speaker cabinet, and I can even get some quality distortion with the right pedal even at these low amp volumes...but of course it immediately clips the Torpedo input.
If I use the Torpedo exclusively as an attenuator, the same type of ugly, fizzy distortion is present on any setting other than "full", so even the attenuation feature of the box is useless with this amp.
The only other rig I have at the house currently is my fly rig - a Victory V4 Countess tube pre-amp running into an Orange Pedal Baby. The PB is 100w as well but solid state, and on every setting I tried on this rig I was not able to replicate the same distortion I was getting on the Super Lead. So to me, the obvious issue is something happening between the Super Lead and the Torpedo.
For what it's worth, I need to have my local tech install a half power option to switch this down to 50W and install a master volume mod for further versatility.
I know that Two Notes states that amps like this can easily put out over 100W, but if it can't handle even the most basic signal from this amp then the Torpedo Captor is not going to work for me...and I may need to bust out the credit card for an OX, which is unfortunately considering the amount of DynIRs I have, or maybe a Fayetteville PS-2A + Genome? Ultimately, I need to be able to attenuate this amp for speaker cab output, and I need to run it into my DAW for studio use, and I'm pretty much coming to the conclusion that the Torpedo just can't handle whatever output the Super Lead is sending it. Has anyone else had similar issues with a similar type of amp setup with the Torpedo Captor X? Appreciate any insight.
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