Pretty well stated as someone who plays alongside and tweaks a Headrush Core owner's rig every other week or so. It's a fine offering, but objectively is less capable, has less development behind it running on less powerful hardware with a much less robust record of support than pretty much all of the major players.
None of that matters to a few of the guys I play with. That's perfectly fine too. But it's not "hating" to be aware of and point these things out.
My friends don't care and I don't bother them about it - we're too busy making and performing music we all like.
