I was hoping you guys would release a new firmware around the same time as the III. I mostly expected additional models, but an overhaul to the overall modeling is much better. I'm still pining for new models, but I can't wait to learn the details of Ares and how you handle firmware updates and new additions across the II and III. Nice trojan horse tactic, I am super hyped now.
Also, the comparison was cool. On my monitors the real amp was still a bit more clear somehow, but it was very subtle. Would you mind letting us know if the amp and modelers were shot through the same IR's or were things different on that end?
This last bit is just constructive criticism and I am not sure exactly what the competing modeler was. But I've had really good results with the helix, not as good as with Fractal in most cases, and it may just be the extreme settings stressing it out to the point of me not being able to recognize it as you say, but the only truly competing modeler would be the Helix