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Stereo is excellent for recording and for listening in small rooms, cars, computers, and headphones. But while the FOH may have left and right channels, it is impossible to achieve stereo imaging in a large room. "But it is futile and self-destructive to fight against the laws of physics and psychoacoustics and to pretend that we are experiencing stereo, when we are not." http://bobmccarthy.com/the-emperors-new-stereo/ I give the FOH mixer my XLR LEFT/MONO signal and ask to have it panned centre. I connect my 1/4" LEFT/MONO signal to my own (one) powered monitor speaker, a Mackie Thump12. I build my patches assuming that I am only using the LEFT/MONO outputs. It is important to me that the tone I hear through my monitor is very close to the tone that the audience hears.

I had hoped that Yamaha's backing would help Line 6 keep the pipeline full during the initial release period. With tech-based products like Helix, there's a limited period of time before the next release is likely to offer greater benefits than the outgoing product. With the relatively high cost of the Helix, getting one as soon as possible allows for more months of use and amortization before the next version ups the ante. Meanwhile, while I impatiently wait for my Helix order to be filled, I keep looking for alternatives. Maybe there's a better way to spend my Helix budget.

Depending how you are using the Helix, you'll want a different amps and speakers. You can run Helix through a conventional amp and cabinet, through an amp and cabinet that is biased to guitar tones, or through a simple FRFR amp and speaker. In my case, for live stage use, I want to hear what exactly what the audience hears from the main PA speakers which are FRFR. So I monitor myself with a simple FRFR powered speaker. I shopped around and found the Mackie Thump12 to have a decent FRFR sound at a volume that's loud enough to hear over the other band members, has a decent price and is easy to carry in one hand. Since it is impossible for most of the audience to hear a stereo image from the main PA speakers, I run everything mono, including the use of just one speaker for me. While I miss the sound and feel of a cranked tube amp and cabinet behind me, with my FRFR speaker I have much better control over what I am sending to the main PA and the ability to adjust my stage level without affecting the main mix. Also, when I switch among Marshall, Fender, and Vox amp and cabinet models, I feel I am getting the maximum benefit of these different models without being limited by the physical amp and speaker.

OK, that makes more sense. In these photos, the front of the speaker does not seem to have a high frequency driver, but the rear of the speaker magnet has the high frequency driver mounted coaxially, sounding through a hole in the centre of the larger magnet. Very clever, and should sound very good. http://www.audiopro.cz/dynacord/novinky/test-aktivnich-monitoru-dynacord-axm-12a.html

This Dynacord AXM 12a seems to be missing the high frequency horn that is present in most FRFR powered speakers, including the Atomic CLR and the Friedman ASM-12. It might not sound good with the Helix cab models.

Steve's in Ottawa had one that they sold to a pre-order this week. They expect the next ones in December. I heard that there are only six retail locations in Canada that will be stocking Helix.

From the manual, buried on page 43: Global Settings > Footswitches Preset Mode Switches By default, Preset footswitch mode displays two rows/banks of presets. If you'd rather see one bank of presets and four Stomp mode switches at once, set this to "Upper Row" (presets on the top with switches from Stomp mode appearing below) or "Lower Row" (presets on the bottom with switches from Stomp mode appearing above, similar to POD® HD500X).

Are units shipping in Canada as part of this first release? What is the estimated shipping date for Canada?

Here's what I do: - Connect the guitar as usual to GUITAR IN or VARIAX. - Connect the keyboard to FX RETURN (mono or stereo). - In the patch, use Path A for the guitar amp model and the guitar's effects. - Insert the FX LOOP in Path B. - Use the mixer block to pan the guitar and keyboard left, right, or center.

I really hate the stiffness of the Line 6 cable. Some of the cables in your last photo look very thin and frail (1, 4, and 6) while others look thicker and more robust (2, 3, and 5). Are the thicker cables still as flexible as a regular thick guitar cable?