Aha, there you go, you're 100% correct, been saying the same thing for over a year.
Guys browse through the stock Profiles, hear a lower volume without the "shine", then say the stock Profiles suck.
That's why I recommend instead of just listening to the stock Profiles, rather record them, then you'll hear what they sound like at the 'true' volume.
If anyone ever makes a better Profile than the stock Kemper Amps AC30 Top Boost, I'd like to hear it...that Profile cannot be beat.
Same with the Matchless Chieftan (The Chief), the Gibson Goldtone (Goldie), and Tom Hemby's Bad Cat (Bad Kittie)...add a Compressor and the Pure Boost and they're superb.
Think about it, most of the stock Profiles were done in Nashville during the Nashville Studio sessions, or in Peter Fischers amazing studio using the best mics and pre's available...it's hard to Profile any better.
100% true.