There is hope for you do not despair!
I love the Helix so much I would not be without it, this what I did to get to where I am now,
I sold my Badger amp and bought a Yamaha. DXR 10
I made a new patch and put a looper first in the chain, then add an amp then a IR ,
I prefer them to the helix cabs, Ownhammer 4x12 is my preferred choice turn low cut upto 110 and high cut to 4.8.
I have the DXR at gig volume , record a riff into the looper, play it back and cycle through the amps till you find one at stock settings that you like and work from there trying overdrive, reverb etc.
Dont just worry about brand or what real world amps should sound like just play through Helix till you find what sounds good to you