I really like the look of this Helix, and are thinking about "downgrading" (size-wise) from my Spider Value Mk II w/ 4x12 cab.
I've been gigging and going to band practice with the 4x12 cab + head for years now, and it's frankly a bit of a hassle to cart around. I've never actually been at a gig where I actually needed that much volume.
So I've been thinking for a while now, what I really needed was just the "brains" of my Spider Value, going straight into a PA.
So I'm quite pleased with the announcement of the Helix, as this was exactly what I was after. I guess I could have done something similar with a POD, but for some reason the POD never appealed to me.
But this Helix looks awesome and would let me use the same unit in many different situations (gigs, practice, recordings, at home, etc)
But what to do about a speaker, for situations where there is no PA ?
I know very little about "Full Range Full Response" (FRFR) speakers, but I'm assuming that you would need to use a FRFR speaker with the Helix to get the best possible sound?
If you plug it into an amp, isn't the amp going to "color" the Helix sound?
I know that my Spider Value head isn't going into a FRFR speaker either - but I'm assuming the modelling on the Spider Valve has been "adjusted" for use with the celestial speakers. Whereas the modelling in the Helix isn't going to know what speakers you have, so it will work best with a FRFR speaker?
What good FRFR options are their for the Helix? Line6 has their Stage Source speakers - is line6 expecting we use Helix with one of those speakers?
I really haven't seen much information on this with regards to Helix, so I wanted to ask the question.
cheers,
-adam
