The latest captor has got bells and whistles to play and record a tube amp silently …

Power or no power

Without power, the captor only works as an attenuator.
You have to plug the power outlet provided with the device otherwise no sound will come out from either the headphones or the XLR outs (have not tried phantom power yet).

Factory Sound

Factory speakers (IRs) that come with unit have a lot of reverb.
The space knob do not remove the reverb.
Since I use a combo, I can very easily compare the sound of my speaker with the sound of the IRs. Factory sound has a lot of sag
that becomes annoying and unbearable. I downloaded the Two Notes app to solve those issues.

App

The Torpedo Wireless App is available on the PlayStore .I paired the device with my phone. I did not have to register, enter my email, etc.
Still, to succeed pairing, you have to enter three times zero, followed by the last three digits of the device ID available either on the box or on the back of the unit.

Once connected, the IR’s and cabinets loaded and were available for modification within the phone app.

The App is really useful to get the sound that you want. You can load your own IR, change cabinets, add a room effect, etc.

So what ?

I think the best way to get the sound that you want will always be to compare it to a real speaker attached to the amp. Miking a speaker is not my goal yet but it is nice to have that option available.

The modified IRs remain in the unit and are available without a phone on 6 physical presets as well as 122 more through midi if you have use controller.