I understand I can't just use the presets with my amp. My usual goal with effects is quality over quantity. Even on the M13, I only used a handful of effects and only the ones I thought were really good.
I like not to have to rely just on the Helix too - so if the unit stops operating in a live setting, I can plug straight into my amp and still sound good.
For home practice, I am sending this through a Focusrite Scartlette 18i20 via S/PDIF and it sounds absolutely incredible coming out of some smallish JBL Studio Monitors. While I haven't found any models close to what I already have in the Mesa - there are plenty that sound really good - they may become my second guitar track sounds in the studio. Who knows, eventually maybe I will be running an amp and a FRFR live. But I'll wait till I get some roadies - lol.
My main questions are still about how the 4 cable method works with Helix and if the mini amp gizmo will work with the Helix just as easy as it did with the M13... oh, and if there is any tonesuck using this with a tube ampe?