Well, right there that tells me something's up with clips that just doesn't seem to translate for you very well. Because, although the HR is a different Wiz model there aren't any HUGE differences between it and the other Wizards. They all have the same Marshall/HiWatt hybrid thing with different mids, or a hollow midrange like the MTL. Wizards all do the same type of thing with small differences...gain amount, midrange differences etc. But nothing truly 'like it's a totally different amp' thing at all.
My point is, when it comes to you evaluating an amplifier you always point out "Well show me a good clip of an SLO" for example. Like somehow that is the ONLY way to tell what an amp is all about. You own a C+; yet any clip I've ever heard of a C+ makes it sound just like a Mk III. But, in the room the C+ is FAR better sounding and feeling than any Mk III. So, by your logic since the C+ clips are no different than a Mk III they're the same amp.
SLOs are killer amps; yet you think they can't be because of crap or average clips. You base everything on how good of a 'clip' you can find of any amp. Yet a clip won't translate the 'in the room' tone, feel, thump ever. Clips are cool and I can appreciate all the hard work you and others put into clips, but to judge an amplifier on clips alone is silly at best. At worst, it keeps you from even trying other amps because the clips suck in your opinion. I've heard clips of amps that don't even remotely resemble the tone I get in the room. That's why I ask opinions of amps, as well as listen to clips.
If you want to hear a Wizard in action, listen to The Pretty Reckless Going to Hell...that's an MCII. Pretty killer tone IMO. There's a 'clip' that you should like.
