Display MoreYup, that makes sense to me from your point of view as a metal player.
What you call "small" is the proximity effect of the microphones that does not exist with the cab-in-the-room sound.
And "muffled" is the missing "phasyness" that is not happening with cab-in-the-room.
Both effects are evil aspects for low and mid-gain guitarists, but crucial for the signature sound of metal guitarists.
Other 1x12 fullrange solutions are not considered to be weak for metal players, and the Kabinet is in the same ballpark. Tested already in Fullrange mode.
The interesting questions are:
Have you tried the Fullrange mode as well? Might be more suitable for you. (That's why we feature it as well)
Do you own a classic 4x12 cabinet (no Kemper Kones) for a comparison?
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FRFR mode as in Kemper Kone ON, Imprints OFF? Yes I have played into a 2x12 EVH...sold the 5150 to get the Kemper of course
I had a Marshall 1960 4x12 before that but didn't own the kemper yet. I think I'm just coming to the conclusion the Kone itself is probably just fine and maybe a great idea to throw those in a 2x12 or 4x12, but a 1x12 just can't give me a enough for heavy rock, metal, or high gain playing where that low-end thump is needed.