Two Notes Reload II, with "Celestion-Approved Load"

Kinda surprised they did not put their own tech in there for a cab sim output option, given that they license that out to everyone and this looks like a high end device...

Understood that there is some added cost there but it would have been a significant value add over the powerstation in addition to the stereo power, in my mind. The Captor X has it, f.ex.

At $1K it sits between the two PS models in the US... which makes it a hard sell. In spite of a 'Celestion Approved' impedance curve. ;)
 
I actually have been looking for a high quality, neutral load box without any digital IR solution or anything (I can add that later on), but preferably with selectable impedance curves. Perhaps this is a good candidate? Looking forward to reviews and tests.
 
In what world is a $1K price tag for a fucking load box + iR loader a "good" price?

For the record, love my Torpedo CAB M+(Two Notes product example), but that was reasonably priced.

So, just because UA started the "let's make a ridiculously overpriced load box with wood sides" game here with the ridiculously overpriced OX Box, that means that that stupid bar should be upheld?

Fucking ridiculous. It's essentially just a load box + iR loader, mofos. And they're so obviously targeting the snooty, stratospheric "audiophool" pricing that UA shot for (and got; because people are fucking stupid) with the OX Box.

And how much of that $1K price is for the "Celestion rubber stamp of approval"?

Just no. Fuck no.

:rolleyes:


1k 2notes torpedo reload 2.jpg


Nothing wrong the Suhr RL.

EDIT: Ok so it has a "power amp" as well. So fucking what. 10 bucks says it's a cheapass Class D.
 
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laxu said:
Attenuator is totally fine. I see it as describing the purpose of the unit. Reducing volume, or "attenuating volume".

"Reamper" or "loadbox + poweramp" just muddies the waters while not really providing much relevant info. The end user shouldn't have to think much about how it achieves volume reduction, just know that it does.
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It broadly described that, yes.
But if we wanna get pedantic I’m totally with PW, it doesn’t attenuate the signal it loads it down and then slaves it.

The idea that it falls under attenuator is like vibrato bar called tremolo, tremolo on Fender amps being called Vibrato, slurring on guitar being called legato. We all know what is meant but just because some folks can’t be arsed to get it right and other lemming off it doesn’t mean we have to follow that.

My personal pet peeve is the use of re-amp for slaving an amp.
Re-amp means taking a line level signal and changing it to unbalanced instrument level to feed it into an amp, not taking a speaker level signal and changing it to line level.

But hey I’m in Germany where they decided to use the word bendings to mean bends, which prior was the German word for pulling strings…
 
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Ed DeGenaro said:
It broadly described does that, yes.
But if we wanna get pedantic I’m totally with PW, it doesn’t attenuate the signal it loads it down and then slaves it.

The idea that it falls under attenuator is like vibrato bar called tremolo, tremolo on Fender amps being called Vibrato, slurring on guitar being called legato. We all know what is meant but just because some folks can’t be arsed to get it right and other lemming off it doesn’t mean we have to follow that.

My personal pet peeve is the use of re-amp for slaving an amp.
Re-amp means taking a line level signal and changing it to unbalanced instrument level to feed it into an amp, not taking a speaker level signal and changing it to line level.

But hey I’m in Germany where they decided to use the word bendings to mean bends, which prior was the German word for pulling strings…
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Hey Ed, guess what I dusted off recently?

THD HotPlate 16ohm. :cool:

Been relegated to "bench repair / tube amp biasing", but re-visiting slaving with a resistive load thing...
 
LeftyLoungeLizard said:
Hey Ed, guess what I dusted off recently?

THD HotPlate 16ohm. :cool:

Been relegated to "bench repair / tube amp biasing", but re-visiting slaving with a resistive load thing...
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I’ve been using one since long before working for THD and still do.

If I wanted a reactive load I’d just solder up the thing every one bites anyways…

Designing a Reactive Speaker Load Emulator

Guitar amplifiers
www.aikenamps.com www.aikenamps.com
 
Ed DeGenaro said:
(...) If I wanted a reactive load I’d just solder up the thing every one bites anyways…

Designing a Reactive Speaker Load Emulator

Guitar amplifiers
www.aikenamps.com www.aikenamps.com
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But one would guess there would be a market for someone doing this competetively for the non-soldering demographic, right? Making a high quality reactive load box, preferably with selectable impedance curves, but with no extra frills or marketing bullshit? Right?
 
Richard_G said:
But one would guess there would be a market for someone doing this competetively for the non-soldering demographic, right? Making a high quality reactive load box, preferably with selectable impedance curves, but with no extra frills or marketing bullshit? Right?
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Clearly there is a market.

But tbh don’t we all know someone that can solder if we don’t want to?
 
Ed DeGenaro said:
Clearly there is a market.

But tbh don’t we all know someone that can solder if we don’t want to?
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We do. But then again, there is a market for (not exactly creative) guitar pedals… (I actually enjoyed soldering pedal circuits myself back in the days… But now, I may want to pay someone to do this for me professionally.)
 
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