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Usually I'm pretty optimistic. Honestly, I connected my helix and expected to be blown away. I was not. After about 30 minutes I had repackaged it and planned to return it. At conception it sounded horrific. What they dont tell you is that you probably need to re-tweak EVERYTHING when you go this route. So I spent atleast 2 hours a day for a solid week working on amp/cabinet modeling. Tip: increase your output signal +20db is probably the only way you'll get some salvageable volume out of it. Its not that it's a bad product or a bad idea, but its not sliced bread. Think about it like raisin bread: it requires more time. Anyway, my goal is not to use it as a monitor 100% of the time but to use it as a stand-alone in venues that don't offer house PA (which some don't) so this is replacing my solid-state amp. Again, not bad, but it took me a week to get to the point where I may keep it, but its going to take another week to finish tweaking my overdrives and EQs. I just expected a more plug-n-play type of situation. Please visit the Line 6 forums and threads before purchasing.