I still have new and exciting experiences with my Kemper.
Happier with it than any anything I could think of. I suppose I just like too many great amps to settle with one or two.
I believe folk want what they hear in their head to match what is in coming from their rig. When it doesn't match there will be inner conflicts.
I have no issue when folks swap rigs and try different things. Believe me, I get it. I started playing in a very long time and have travelled down numerous paths when it comes to gear.
The Kemper has proven to be perfect for me. Yes, the right profiles for an individual WILL matter... and I am always on the lookout. Keep finding them and keep smiling. The correct profile for a player matters just as much as the correct amp for a player matters. Chasing physical amps is a far more costly process than collecting great profiles is.
I wish anyone's musical choices to be toward the desired results.
There is some deep tweaks available and associating them with dialing in your tone can take some learning curve time, however, the right tweaks once learned become as intuitive as the controls on an amp that's familiar.. On the KPA there in the same location every time.
As we are all looking to hear different things is usually comes down to choices.
I could offer suggestions about changes that will make being heard in an ensemble setting more possible, but choices of what gear to use is not necessarily a learning thing, but a personal thing. Each ensemble is different and personalities come into play.