beteasta351 wrote:

 

Hate to butt-in ...

LOL, look at the picture in the thread you are replying to and look at your opening words, that is too funny

Glad they didn't lock the thread.  That made the whole thread worthwhile. 

bbenham wrote:

 

From Wikipedia:

 

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response^[1] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

 

 

Sounds like he just called it as he sees it to me.

Oh really?  Care to demonstrate your claim of any of that occuring?  You fail to show where i posted anything inflammatory.  And care to prove that such was my intent?  I din't think so.  I was just defending against unjustified claims.

You also fail to show where I posted anything extraneous, all I did was reply to reasoning that was sub-par with regards to the stated quality of a setup - especially with regards to the objective fidelity of a signal....   And then buddy there starts is the first to start making extraenous and wholly untrue claims as to certain live setups.

Nor did you show where I had any intent, never mind primary intent, of any desired incitation to an emotional emotional resoponse.

Therefore your troll claims are unfounded.

(yawn)... more unsupported claims.

 

Karl originally did this thread to say why he switched and to post a few sound clips of what he was able to do.  He did this for a community of users here in the Line 6 boards.

And I'm telling you the reason for switching was either invalid, or an error in judgment.  I showed reasoning why, and in a very civil way, and then we have people responding like a bunch of wild animals and then calling me a troll and hurling insults.. WTF is that all about?

You are entitled to you're opinions and feel free to voice them.  But please don't try to hide behind forum etiquette BS.  You've gone well beyond off topic of why he chose to switch and gone full on to harassing him for switching.  Proper etiquette would be for you to get your own thread and see if you have anyone that responds, not hijack an existing thread for you're own purpose.  This makes you a troll.

Nothing I have said is irrelevant so you are wrong again.   And he switched so please do not lie about what happened here... others including Karl switched it up and I responded with reasoning to where they have led me astray for no good reason - and now you mis represent me by saying I am the one who sent it off topic... nice going buddy!

But I would sincerely advise you to not distort my position with this nasty dirty tactic of yours and be advised that you are not to behave like this again or you will be reported to the admins.

Therefore others can be considered trolls here with a capital T including yourself... actually something even worse.... because as you see, there are others who have agreed with me that this Pod HD is misleading  - and I have shown why the title of it is also misleading.  And sorry to burst your bubble chief - but my main point that the unit does not sound HD and that the HD in the description is genuinely flase.

"HD500 made me sell my Axe FX.".. hm... i don't know...  That sounds like a person saying "Dodge Neon" made me sell my Space Shuttle.

This is a total waste of time.  Enjoy your HD.  Mine is going straight into the dumpster.

reminder to self...turn email off on this thread...it's far beyond annoying now. :-(

so much for the joke...I liked the thread...but this a$$hole reminds of the reason that I never listened to Rush or Floyd early on...my first exposure to Rush and Floyd were zealots that thought there was nothing better and any alternative was sacrilege. far beyond, it's a$$holes like you that take the fun out of this biz...and these threads...thanks for being far beyond an a$$hole... toodles.. :-)

Karl_Houseknecht wrote:

To know WTF that is all about, you need look no further than the first sentence above.  You're saying I switched from an Axe-Fx to all-tube rigs was an invalid choice or an error in judgement?  Again, you don't even own an Axe-Fx.  I did.  I made the choice that was best for ME and MY needs.  And you can be the judge of what's best for my situation...how?

Incorrect.  That was not the original purpose of your post and all your responses on the first page of this. 

On page one you posted clips and your thread title could have clearly been something different if those clips were all you were trying to post as a sample of the HD.

But then later on in your responses, before you mentioned anything about tube amps, you wrote:

"Well, the truth is that I'm finally getting to know this unit well enough that I'm getting tones that are every bit as good as what I was getting on the Axe."

And I decided to challenge those assertions which I have all the reason to believe were false and absolutely impossible claims now that I have tried both units.  You have not refuted this challenge.

You're saying I switched from an Axe-Fx to all-tube rigs was an invalid choice or an error in judgement?  Again, you don't even own an Axe-Fx.  I did.  I made the choice that was best for ME and MY needs.  And you can be the judge of what's best for my situation...how?

It does not take a test driver of a lamborghini revelon to own the actual machine to know that the machine is that much better than the chevy camaro.  As far as the axe, the unit is underpriced and industry standards dictate that the machine is worth far more - at least 8 grand, but that this actual value is a profit  that the owner of Fractal chooses not to make off his customers.

And I would not comment on what is best for your situation, for all i know you might be most happy with a Boss GT8.  But i have shown how it is impossible that the HD "gives the Axe a run for its money" as you have also stated.   This is nothing but a marketing statement for L6.

There are plenty of pros out there that use the Axe-Fx.  Most of the big names on the web site use it as an effects rig (Petrucci) or probably don't use it at all (Vai). 

Actually it is well known that Steve Vai uses it for live shows now.  So does Messugah - as the both players know that no engineer in a live venue can make miked up cabs sound as good as the basically pre-mastered sound coming as basic straight out from the axe.

MOST pros don't use the Axe and actually use (gasp!) REAL AMPS.  Go tell those folks that they made errors in judgement and see how far you get with them.

I how can i tell them they made an error in judgment if they never had an axe that they sold in the first place?   And if they did, I would no need to tell them, as there would already be other people who know what they are doing in audio notifying such individuals or anyone who sold it in favor of an HD500 to lay off the crack - individuals who are likely more just pure musicians and not true audio people when it comes down to it.