bellyflip

I think you nailed it right on the head here. I don't think it's that I'm looking for or needing the amp in the room feeling, just more so that that's what I'm used to, so any deviation from that seems a little "off" to me. I would really like to take advantage of the cabs and IRs with the Helix though, so I'm not giving up just yet. Thanks everyone, your input and experience is very helpful.

Sorry, I should've mentioned in my last post that I actually did try it, which led me to the conclusion that they weren't ideal. It didn't sound completely horrible, but it didn't sound great either. I much prefer the sound I get through my amp's effects loop right now. It was definitely worth a shot though, and would work in a pinch.

Thank you for the reply, I think your advice of going and checking a few out and talking to the salesperson will help me to grasp exactly what it is that I'm looking for. I was just thinking that I may be able to get away with not buying and just use something that I already have kicking around, collecting dust. It seems like home theatre speakers are not ideal though, so I'll have to dig a little bit deeper.

Hi everybody, first post here, hoping you can answer what is likely a ridiculous question. I just purchased a Helix and I'm currently playing it through my amp. I would like to try out what it sounds like through frfr monitors, but I don't want to spend the money just to find out it's not for me personally. I did some research since I'm so new to this, and it appears as though most speakers are frfr, just not your average guitar speakers. Am I way out of line for thinking I could just hook the Helix up to my old home theatre system somehow (headphone out to aux in or something like that?) and go to town? I'm just a home player, so I don't need the ease of loading a single monitor in and out of venues, so I thought this might work. Any thoughts on this?