One thing to think about with regard to sound quality in the helix is that not all amp models are the same quality.
Its earliest amp models from 2015 don’t sound great. But as they released new models they became better and better. Particularly the bassman they released a year or two ago was quite impressive.
Also when they redid the cab block a couple years ago that made a HUGE difference. I actually really like the cabs in the helix.
So hearing overarching comments regarding sound quality of helix is hard for me to interpret.
I do feel that the quality of models across all blocks in the QC is more uniform than in the helix.
The fender tmp discord has a similar thread and people given there opinions also, they haven’t shut that down and i don’t see them going that far either
the Mod made clear it was fine to proceed, and it was till a user called him out- that’s pretty much Rule #1 in any forum; take it to DMs if you have a disagreement with the mod- that’s internet etiquette 101.
Got the QC 6 months ago, haven’t got a single update, some features which were promised at launch are still missing I hope this increases pressure on Neural to speed up development on the QC.
Size matters. I threw this together before pre-order day (today) so I could have an idea of what I’d be lugging around if I moved to a Stadium. The Quad Cortex is very close to perfect, and the form factor can’t be beat IMO. Don’t think I’ll be jumping ship.
Same for me. Features of the Stadium are all nice and shiny but nothing I urgently need. And the QC is the only thing that sounds great, fits in my backpack and still has a few footswitches.
I come back to the QC every time.
Tried the Tonex-One and missed the effects, Ampero and Mooer didn’t come close so I got rid of them as my backup.
Now I have a Nano Cortex(Travel Rig) and a QC as my main effect pedal and I still love it, but if they just made some significant updates to the QC I would not waste a thought about the Stadium. In The end it’s too big and too expansive for me, but I just hope it pushes neural a bit. Updated Looper (playback and save option)and spring Reverb, some new models and more midi etc. would make it even better.
The QC has more then I have ever dreamt of using and the Nano has gotten a F**** great update and showed, that they can deliver big time. So I keep my fingers crossed and hope for more then a click after 7-8 month
I agree. I think the QC still wins form factor for sure. Small enough to take itself and powerful enough by itself with enough switches… and small enough to put on a board with a few other pedals if you want.
Even the smaller stadium version would take up majority of any pedalboard.
and I wasn’t going to jump anywhere. what’s the point, especially since I already bought Archetype 8 as an add-on. another thing is that updates are extremely rare and when they will all be ported to Quadcortex I don’t know. I’ve been waiting for a long time and then decided and bought Dark Glass Anagram since I’m a bass player and I’m really looking forward to Archetype Parallax
I buy most gear that comes out in this realm, but Line 6 amps have not sounded good to me in a long time. If it still sounds like a Helix, I have no need for it. There are loads of ways to capture.
I was big into the capture tech for a long time and still love the kemper, but I have recently gotten into the QC models. The Brit UBL and 2203 are pretty great and like them more than the fractal models. I kind of dismissed them for a couple of years because I was thinking captures were better.
The models can’t sound as actual helix.
Who Is the Mad compartment that today, with mad and narcisist youtubers, haters, whiners that go out with a product that sounds as the previous..
Gotta admit I think they made an error excluding the scribble strips on the regular stadium. I really want the scribble strips but don’t want the integrated expression pedal. I prefer to plug a couple in off to the side so you can put them where you want.
I really thought when announced I would pull the trigger on the stadium xl… now I’m not so sure. I might be staying with the QC for the long haul.
I think how Proxy sounds is gonna be the kicker for me.
The I/O of the Stadium is actually amazing. I can’t see how it’s worthless tbh.
It’s awesome you can even expand the outputs of it. This is perfect for running click and backing tracks without needed external gear. They really did an amazing job with expanding the I/O to be very useful. I can’t see a reason the complain about it.
While I love the QC, holy shit are the 1/4” jacks positioned horribly. Try fitting anything in those that aren’t just straight cables, and it’s a nightmare on a board. There’s barely any room for angled cables. I’ve tried so many types of patch cables to get them to fit correctly and it’s barely useable if you want to use the fx loops, output 3/4, and the two inputs at once. Handy to have those, but wow did anyone actually test how crammed those are? Haha
That is true. Right angle jacks are near impossible. I was able to use some by building up the height of the QC off the board using a few layers of dual lock so you can put them straight up and down.
I hope this increases pressure on Neural to speed up development on the QC.
