Posts by HCarlH

Quote from clarkydaz

shouldnt the FRFR be more 'extended' and brighter?

An FR speaker SHOULD only put out what you put into it, but I don't believe there is a PERFECTLY FLAT speaker anywhere. I've never seen a frequency response chart for a speaker that was a flat line.

Quote from mcuz51

Sure, here are some from KFP but there are a lot more having this "blanket over the speaker" that I don't have with the DXR12 :

TAF - MeBo Still Crnch

AS - Diesel VH Four

MB - 65 Fan BM Tim

I am using a 1993 ESP M-II equipped with EMG 89X & EMG 89XR and settings from the rigs. Clean/Distorsion sense are not locked.

I witnessed that this problem is even more obvious with the FRFR mode. I tried to record it with my phone but of course it does not sound as obvious as when you are in the room...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/eyuxuqh3hm1mzgi/IMG_0865.MOV?dl=0

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Changing speakers of any type might result in different EQ needed. My QSC K10 (FR type) has a notorious low-mid boost which needs to be removed with a PEQ to make it sound "flatter"....and the K10 IS a FR speaker.

It's not the Kone's fault. If you had started with the Kone, you would have EQ'd your patches a certain way....then playing them on the Yamaha setup would have sounded overly bright to you.

Remember that some players have, all along, been using an onstage guitar cabinet and simultaneously running to the FOH with the same EQ settings (unless they use the Monitor EQ section).

I would simply re-EQ' the patches.

If you have audio in/out for your iPad Pro, Garageband is all you need. There's no need to spend money on something else until you outgrow Garageband. Try it first and see if it does everything you need it to do.

Quote from whippinpost91850

I still have to figure out how to hook my Roland GR55 into the Kemper to see how it works for that, oh well I’ll get it (on to reread the manual)

When I was playing live with the GR-55, I put the mono output of the GR-55 into the loop return of the Kemper.
Put a mono loop in the "X" slot and switch it in and out when needed. This way of connecting it only allows for EITHER the Kemper or GR to be active, but I never mixed both at the same time.

Welcome!

(Yeah, I posted about something other than the Kone as well....moved to I.M.)

I love my Kone!

Here I am, just checking the forum, and I see this. Thanks for the discount; just purchased! All sound great, but what SOL'ed me (LOL) were the DiMartini, Lynch, and Haynes demos.

Quote from hlinde

Yesterday ordered the cabinet (will take a week to ship) and seperately a Seymour Duncan Powerstage 170. Got the Powerstage today and was very disappointed by the continuous noise of the fan. Now saw in reviews that others have similar experiences.

Will return it, but what power amp to order now???

If you don't need so much power...I'm using a DV Mark CMT as a power head. 60 watts into 4 ohms.
It sounds good and the bonus is that it sounds good by itself into a normal guitar speaker.
I originally bought it as a multi-use device. When used by itself, it uses a small tube for the preamp.

1) Using a Mini Brute circuit preamp pedal as the front end for jazz guitar sounds
2) By itself as a small, good sounding amp.
3) With the Kemper Kone.

https://www.musiciansfriend.co…ature-50w-guitar-amp-head

Quote from ElDoca

Let's not kid ourselves, MDF is strictly used for its cost. The best cab builders don't use birch or pine to "accentuate the right frequencies"

That is possible.
It's also possible some people won't buy a cabinet unless it's made of traditional woods and some cab builders realize that. $$$.

So far, it seems everybody is pleased with the sound of their MDF Kabinet.

Quote from ElDoca

Guess I should throw all my pine and void-free birch cabs in the trash then, eh?

You should. Use those for fire wood and buy a Kemper Kab.

Quote from gscroggin

Very cool and I'd love to buy some stuff, but I can't get to your website. I tried IE, Edge, Chrome, and FireFox from a Windows PC, and Safari from an iPhone and iPad. They all seem to take issue with a secure channel issue. The most useful error came via FireFox; 'Error code: SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG". I found your Facebook page and it looks like someone reported the same there (though I don't use Facebook or i would have posted there). Are you actively working on something?

I was able to get in a minute ago with Firefox and Chromium on Linux, plus using Safari on my iPhone.

Quote from whippinpost91850

thanks a lot. It doesn’t feel like it would be that light......

What made you decide to go with MDF?

Here's a good video about cabinet material.

Quote from Ingolf

Really? The room where my Kabinet sits and my relative position to it doesn’t allow for much more than 12:00 o'clock.

I sit about 4-5 feet in front of it, off angle. The more I reduce the level of the Directivity, it sounds more like the faux, stereo widening effect on some boom boxes with that circuit. When I leave it at maximum, it sounds more amp like to me.

Quote from laraza123

Its here!Now, people have been talking about “amp in the room” sensation... Im not a tone savy person, but when I switched from my Fender Twin Reverb combo amp to the Kemper with the Xitone cab, although I liked what I was hearing, something felt different. I eventually got used to it and never went back and played the Twin Reverb.

I discovered I did not like the Directivity control at anything other than 10 (full up). Anything less sounds diffused and strange.

Quote from workingtitle

The Celestion Classic Lead 80 would probably sound good with the M. Britt Profiles.

THIS

There are no actual shortages of food or anything else, but people keep creating an artificial shortage in the stores by hoarding stuff they don't need. My mother lived through the Depression and WWII and nothing phases her now. She's 97 and not worried and neither am I. If the world would just use precaution and think the same way, it would get better quickly.

I can't speak for your line of work; when business shuts down for a while, some people will be affected. Look at your savings and if you think your job will be affected, then make a decision to keep or return.

I had about 35 minutes as I have other things to do. In the open back T21 cabinet, it sounds exactly the same as if you used an open back combo. I only tried the MBritt Deluxe Reverb from his Vintage Pack and it sounds very amp like. I prefer this MUCH better than using my QSC K10 FR. I'm thrilled; a total game changer. Fractal should be really worried. LOL.
I should have more time with this on Monday.

It's also the first time I've tried the new editor. Very nice, For my workflow, it's not as easy as using the KPA knobs as my KPA is on a stand and not near a desk. My laptop sits on top of the rack and I simply use the editor to choose rigs.

Received Kone and installed (late tonight so not possible to try out yet; will try tomorrow) in an old model Tech 21 Power Engine 60. Tech 21 informed me the power amp can not handle 4 ohms without overheating, so I'm only using this worthless piece of gear as a cabinet powered by a DV Mark CMT head. I soldered the speaker cable leads directly to the speaker terminals of the Kone.

Quote from FarleyUK

Apologies if this has been asked already:

Can you fit the Kone into a powered speaker cab? I'm currently using 2 RedSound LG12 powered cabs in stereo, and it would be great if I can swap the speakers to Kones.

... (Misunderstood question)

Quote from madmarcus1960

I wonder if I can replace the speaker in a Tech 21 PEDD w/the K.K.? The amp is 100W into 8 ohms, but if you run a PEDD extension speaker it becomes 4 ohm load and 200W.

Things that make you go Huhmmmmm.

I have the old T21 PE 60 and the T21 people told me it would overheat the Power Engine if I used a 4 ohm load. I'm going to use the PE cabinet to hold the Kone and use a DV Mark CMT to power it.