Well I took the HX effects back to GC. I tried out the other one they had there (it was a return...red flag...) but this other unit also had an unacceptable pffffffffff noise in the background. Even the sales guy noticed it. Got a refund. Then one of the other sales guys chimes in "ya-we've gotten 4 back because of the same thing"---then the guy proceeds to box it back up and put back on the shelf~ yikes. I guess if your an amateur or bedroom guy who doesn't turn up very loud it might work for you but you will not see any professionals with that particular unit on stage that play with loud stage volume.
