Torpedo Captor 8 Ohms : Essential piece for my home studio

I use the Torpedo Captor as a load box to connect to my recording I/O and also as an attenuator to tame down the volume while playing. I connect it to my DSL401c speaker output and I connect the speaker to the attenuated output of Captor. For the speaker simulation I use Two Notes Wall of Sound III which is included with some cabinets in to Torpedo Captor.

This setup easily sound wise outperforms Marshall Code which I used to use before. Actually the sound is so good that for my next studio project I will record guitars and bass home using Captor and Wall of Sound III.

There are hardly any downsides to Captor. It does well what it is supposed to do. The only thing I noticed is that it is quite sensitive for surrounding electricity grounding issues. It picks up some hum if there are electric connections around that disturb it.

Build quality is superb - it is heavily built! Internal fan kicks in when I turn the master volume at 7-8. The fan makes some noise but for me this is not an issue as my particular amp doesn't sound (EL84's don't need to be driven so much IMO).

All in all Captor is great product. I was considering Torpedo Live as an alternative but I can have a work around for the extra features it offers.