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You're trying to make something out of nothing. QC nails the feel, tone, and soul of an amp every time. Experience it over 2000 times, and you'll see what I'm talking about can't be quantified in a statement. It's just a rare phenomenon when it "sounds better". It can't really be explained with words. Line 6 is a long way from that.

Late to the thread, but the need to drag over of each preset manually seems odd. Did you fully reset the unit after firmware upgrades, before restoring backups, and then allow the machine to rebuild every preset before determining they sound wrong? Skipping any of those steps will result in a mismatch between the preset's definition and how the Helix presents it with new firmware. FWIW I've had occasional preset corruptions over multiple firmware updates so always check each preset before use (post update), and always use the L6 back-up and a library back-up at the preset level to ensure I have the latest version of each preset ready to go if required. Belt and braces appproach yes - but I've been in this space a long time and lost more presets I've modified due to poor management than I'd like to admit.

Interesting comment. Surely the measure of quality for a proxy/clone capture is the degree to which it matches the sound of the original. If it sounds subjectively different, for better or worse, then the capture is inaccurate. No?

I use both. Same identical sound if you use the same settings. amp and cab = amp block + cab block. I figured out that I can run a compressor between the amp and cab, and I do that sometimes. So that's the only time I will use 2 separate blocks, when I need to put something in the middle. The compressor to me is not suitable for every situation. But sometimes it really makes fast playing a lot easier, for all the shreddy solos, or really fast aggressive palm muting. It also makes clean solos sound like they are supposed to--compressed, bold, not whimpy. When placing the compressor there, I always turn down the ripple of my amp, otherwise there's a low frequency hum that appears. However at the same time the compressor adds a certain amount of "harshness" and depending on the signal chain can even make my preset develop certain artifacts, such as pops. So I use this trick sparingly.

Some like to load time based effects, gains, etc in between the blocks so separating them allows for that. I've done it and typically like the results when I do.

Both sound the same. AMP+CAB is convenient (one block only, can be saved and named as Favorite). Two blocks provide options (dual cabs, cab split to FOH etc).

Well, I "fixed" my issue by using another router. I forgot my partner still had the old one we stopped using when she upgraded to fibre internet last year. Her Linksys EA7500 works perfectly - no drops after 3 hours. My ASUS RT-AC68U was...dodgy.

It works for me with an adapter using the AX88179 chipset. Specifically, it's this one: UGREEN LAN Adapter 1000 Mbps USB Ethernet Adapter USB-A to RJ45