What's preventing you from getting a Helix Stadium?

[GurthPeedler]

I don't own the Stadium yet but I'm sure there are a few individuals here that can chime in.

I can say though either Mirrorprofiles clips with the OG Helix or many of Sonic Drive Studio's historical comparison videos of Fractal vs real vs the OG Helix, the sound wasn't that dissimilar with the amp. Therefore, there is only so much better/closer to the real amp that it can get.

Here's an oldie.

Definitely a fan of Sonic Drive Studio and his comparisons! I think at this point all the main modelers are definitely close enough to the real thing, but aside from differences in features and what not, they do all have a bit of a different feel and vibe to them when playing on them. It just comes down to personal taste. Otherwise we'd all be playing the same one.

 

[[Nathan]]

The agora stuff feels a notch better to play under the hands than the legacy stuff.
I was flicking from the revvs, Mesa iic+ and Panama back and forth with the old rockverb and invective. Obviously these amps are all different but the older stuff felt less 3d or alive or whatever you want to call it.

It’s funny because the sonics aren’t night and day difference but something different is there (In a good way)