laxu
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I think that's actually great about this video, because the real differences in the boxes shown are in workflow, features, effects etc. I think a short demo clip of each device at its best would have been cool tho.No A/B comparisons. Reported.
There's such a huge overemphasis on the amp modeling comparisons. Even if something is not accurate, it does not mean you can't get good tones out of it. I got good tones over 20 years ago from a Yamaha DG combo, even if it wasn't accurate, tended to make all guitars sound a bit samey etc. Obviously if I'm buying, I'd rather buy something that does sound the best.
There's also the expectation from the price point, like I don't expect an Ampero II Stage to be the same as some of the pricier units.
I do agree with GuitarJon's thoughts here. I really liked the Helix Floor I had as an overall package. It was easy enough to use, it had everything in one box, sounded great etc. I still use Helix Native, probably will use it more now that I sold the Axe-Fx. I just wish it scaled properly as it's a bit small on my 4K screen.
I could see myself using the Helix Floor even now if I could still use floor modelers. I have a hiatal hernia that makes bending over to adjust things on the floor for any longer length of time really uncomfortable, so it has to be desk/top of cab unit and the HX Stomp does not pass muster because of its severely gimped UI. For rack, I'd rather have the Axe-Fx 3. So Line6 just doesn't make the right product for me - which would be more along the lines of the QC.
I had high hopes for the Quad Cortex and loved the form factor and UI, but it was too raw when it released 3 years ago. Now I don't want to buy another one, because I expect we will see a Boss "GX-1000 Core", Fractal "FM4" or Line6 "Double Helix Stomp" within 1-2 years.