The point of that story is that for me its was more psychological than anything - I would never change my KPA now because of that. Because I think i have crap ears, it took many people telling me what a great sound I had ( NEVER had that pre KPA despite running top amps) until I believed in my sound. I didn't instantly love FRFR but I knew the sound out of my monitor was then almost identical to FOH, taking the complexity out of the differences. I switched to FRFR and I had to change all my profiles and effectively start again because the cab had hidden crap profiles ( not in your case because you are also goign direct) BUT it showed how much the cabs affected the sound. In the end I realised that the cabs colour the sound so much that it always felt muffled. I also noticed DRASTIC differences between cabs which I'd never noticed with my Valve amp. That was because for that time I was using like a regular amp ( guitar cab miked up). As a result I could not go back to a thumping on stage sound but inconstant FOH sound. My focus is on my FOH sound which has never been as good so I've had to change my view on amps. I just need to love it enough to play well. Its 90% there and actually I've adjusted to loving it now, but it is different. I also assume you like the sound FOH? I have come to accept that my back line sound is now less important. I assume you have tried merged profiles as well? I assume switching cab monitor in and out makes little difference? You should try FRFR but I think you will find the same problem, defo worth a try before you give up. I feel the same about pedals but that another story. another thing to account for/balance etc. Personally I think this just confuses the signal chain i.e. Hence why some people try to add with a Valve amp power stage to try to add it back. the differences are in the ears of the beholder and there are many factors at play ( not comparing apples with apples). The point you are flagging is that the sound of amp in a room from the KPA is inherently different to that of a tube amp via a cab. Happy with the Kemper - can anyone suggest something that I might be missing? Thanks, So many people with better ears than mine seem to be completely Just about ready to give up on the Kemper and go back to my Mesa Triple CrownĬompletely. Way, I have used countless rigs purchased from all of the usual suspects. Haven’t tried is a more expensive solid state power amp (e.g. Largely negates the convenience factor of the Kemper. Tube amps, but then I am left having to cart a tube amp for performances which I get the best results with the power stage of Have tried driving with the Magnum 44, with clean audio amplifiers, and with Signal to the cabinet without the cab sim). Plus, the EQ block affects the FOH sound as well as the monitor sound (i.e. Takes me too far down the rabbit hole of constant tweaking rather than playing). Going in and tweaking every rig (which I gather most are not doing, and which I have had some success suppressing some frequencies in the bassĪnd accentuating some mids to try to address the muddiness, but that means That a big part of the problem is muddiness in the lower frequencies (harmonicĭistortion?). Real tube amp, it lacks punch, directness, and low end fullness relative to a tube amp driving the same cabinet. To get a sound that I can live with through a speaker cabinet. Kemper for the flexibility and convenience, but after 2 years I am still unable
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