New Headrush pedalboard: Headrush Prime

I still have an Eleven Rack in my live rig rack as a backup unit. I also have one in my studio in one of the racks as well. Both of these units work great and sound good enough even today if they are needed to replace our main units if they go down. Eleven Rack rigs can be loaded into the Headrush units if they are imported correctly…so the same rig can be loaded into each unit (as long as one is careful to use the same amps, cabs and effects which are available on both units) which will allow one to compare the quality of the tones. In my opinion, the Eleven Rack tones and the Headrush tones, programmed with the same rig, are only slightly different…with the Headrush tone being slightly more realistic. However, my Fractal Axe-FX III Turbo produces tones in a league far beyond both the Eleven Rack or the Headrush Pedalboard.

Yeah I had tried the Gigboard twice and the MX5 once. It's cool but can't compete with the Axe FX 3. I like the concept, but to really compete, they really need to expand the amp/effect models, open up the signal path a bit (fixed layouts are annoying), and make a computer editor.
 
Looks like I have to stand corrected.

Headrush Prime?

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So, apparently the new killer feature is not profiling, but AutoTune support.

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Other than that... it looks pretty much identical as the vanilla Headrush Pedalboard? Not the biggest fan of the gold-on-black look though.
 
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So, apparently the new killer feature is not profiling, but AutoTune support.
Featuring an advanced multi-core processor with a huge library of on-board guitar FX, amp, cab and microphone emulations, smart amp/pedal cloning and IR loading, best-in-class looper, and a full suite of vocal FX (including the industry-standard Antares Auto-Tune), the HeadRush® Prime is the most powerful, versatile, and realistic-sounding floorboard FX processor ever. The high resolution and ultra-responsive 7-inch display enables you to touch, swipe, and drag-and-drop to instantly create and edit your rigs in an unprecedentedly easy-to-use way. Housed in a road-ready steel chassis, the Prime features 12 footswitches with individual RGB indicators and OLED scribble strip displays, built-in expression pedal with toe-switch, and is packed with all the input and output connections you need including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth audio connectivity. The HeadRush Prime is the ultimate tool ready for any home, rehearsal, stage, or studio session.

 
How they have somehow missed the memo that compact boards are in
And then said Hey let’s make it bigger ?
Yeah, ha ha i agree. Personally i think the Helix is to big and the Headrush is bigger than the Helix. I do think its interesting that they are also entering the profiling game though.
 

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$1100 US by the looks of it. Is this right?
 
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