Introducing Reload II

[RossJohnDavies]

Hi Tone Heads!

We're super pleased to announce a new addition to our Reactive Load Lineup: Reload II!

Featuring twin-channel operation, selectable multi-impedance compatibility, a Celestion Approved Load Response and true continuous attenuation, Reload II is our most advanced Load Box to date. I have been testing this for the past few months now and the feature spec really is killer - our development team really knocked it out the park!

For more info head here: https://www.two-notes.com/en/reload-ii/

Check out our launch video here:

If you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know!

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

This looks VERRRRRY interesting. I have to know though.. how is the Celestion approved Load response going to work and what exactly does that mean? Is the curve going to be based on one Celestion response curve like greenbacks in a 4x12 or are there options if you want to replicate the feeling you get with V30's or two Celestions Blues in an open back 2x12? So many questions...

 

[RossJohnDavies]

This looks VERRRRRY interesting. I have to know though.. how is the Celestion approved Load response going to work and what exactly does that mean? Is the curve going to be based on one Celestion response curve like greenbacks in a 4x12 or are there options if you want to replicate the feeling you get with V30's or two Celestions Blues in an open back 2x12? So many questions...

Thanks for getting in touch and we're so interested to hear you like the look of Reload II - Ross from Two notes here.

The impedance curve is not matched to a specific speaker but rather an average of the key drivers in Celestion's line; this was subsequently validated by Celestion in order that we can use the moniker: a "Celestion Approved Load Response". The root of this change was centred around the feedback we have received from user's in relation to our legacy line of loadboxes and marks a ground-up rework of our reactive load technology.

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to let me know - I am always happy to help!

 

[FLUXX]

I am very interested the Reload II, especially in the Surgical Attenuation for my amp wall,
and using the Reload II to make better quality captures in my Quad Cortex (I currently use a Captor X 8ohm).

I'm assuming we can load our own IR's into Reload II?

 

[RossJohnDavies]

I am very interested the Reload II, especially in the Surgical Attenuation for my amp wall,
and using the Reload II to make better quality captures in my Quad Cortex (I currently use a Captor X 8ohm).

I'm assuming we can load our own IR's into Reload II?

Thanks for getting back to me and I am so pleased to hear you like Reload II.

In terms of IR Loading, in short, no. Reload II is an all analog device and as such does not feature any AD / DA conversion on the DynIR/IR front. It does however include a copy of GENOME so IRs / DynIRs can be loaded in either the standalone application or the Plugin variants. Please let me know if you need any more info!

 

[RossJohnDavies]

Hi Guys, Hope you're all good!

Just thought I would jump in to say we have released our Reload II Feature Run-Down video here...



If you have any questions let me know - always happy to weigh in and help! In addition, for any of you looking for Reload II's ICs, you will be happy to hear that we will be releasing these on Thursday this week and I will make a note to upload them here.

PS. If you ever wondered what I look/sound like, behold!

 

[RossJohnDavies]

Hi Everyone,

Following on from my post above, since launching Reload II we have been asked a lot of questions concerning the new––and improved––Celestion Approved Load Response, including multiple requests for the impedance curves for our latest flagship attenuator / amplifier. In developing Reload II's all-new reactive load we were conscious not to match to a specific speaker (due to variations rooted in the accompanying enclosure size) but to a range of drivers, averaging the impedance for optimum performance across the breadth of amplifiers on the market. The diagrams linked below illustrate the impedance curves of Reload II's reactive load when set at 4-, 8- or 16-Ohms operation.

4Ω Impedance Curve
8Ω Impedance Curve
16Ω Impedance Curve

If you have any questions concerning this, please do not hesitate to let me know - I am always happy to dive in and help!