Greetings fellow KPA'ers!
I'm trying to find a solution for monitoring my KPA with a 1X12 combo amp. It's a Mesa Boogie F50 retrofitted with an EVM12L. It's a great grab-n-go combo for small/medium sized venues and also functions as a back up amp if the KPA fails.
I connect the KPA to the F50 effects return, bypassing the amp's front panel controls and using it as a power amp/cabinet.
My goal is to have the best of both worlds; a great KPA tone to the mains and a great "amp-in-room" tone for monitoring through the F50.
The problem is that I find this setup has significantly less "punch" than the real amps I own. Especially on the light to medium overdrive sounds. I'm curious where that punch is getting lost.
Do mics compress the original dynamic range of the amp/speaker? Is it lost during the profiling process?
Could it be because the KPA "Monitor Cab Off" selection doesn't really remove 100% of the speaker profile?
Has anyone else noticed this and found a solution?