I noticed the same weird and plasticky feel with Tonex as with Two Tones Genome, whereas my Mooer Preamp Live feels (and sounds) super similar to my tube preamps, much more natural and organic.TLDR: wait up and get a ToneX instead. Thanks guys!
Ultimately, I really don't care how it's done or what it is or who makes it, but how it sounds and feels. And how much it costs too. I never spared any expense for music lessons, saved the money off all the ridiculously overpriced gear. Is the capture in the Quad Cortex 10 times better than Mooer's capturing tech? I doubt it...it's only pretentiously expensive.
When I started, all I could get was a Zoom, it wasn't even the 9002. The Mooer blows all that out of the galaxy, just listen to the clip in Ola Englund's video, direct. Can keep up with anything.