I've never tried the alto, but i do have a headrush frfr112 and amh VERY surprised how good it sounds. I had a CLR and currently have two xitones. Im not going to say the headrush is better, but its much closer than I thought it would be. $ for $ the Headrush wins out by a longshot.
Back when I had an Axe FX, I had a pair of CLRs. I ended up selling them an got a pair of Alto TS212s. They sounded just as good to me. Saved me a lot of $. I still have the Altos but don’t really use them with a modeler.
At that price range, I would recommend the EV 12. I used to have an EV 10 and it sounded great, I think they are the best bang for the buck in that price range.