As you might know I ended up selling the pedal. In the end I found the 'attack' setting a little slow even at the fastest setting, meaning I wasn't able to use the pedal very well for limiting, which is my main use for a comp.
I have since bought an MXR M87 compressor and early impressions are very positive. It works better as a limiter and the noise is, I think, less than the FEA although I don't have them see by side to compare. I think the MXR will work better for me overall and better suits my 'style' of playing, on balance.