I think we will see a floorboard model based on Kemper 1 long before a Kemper 2. As long as products from the Kemper 1 line are selling well, there is no reason to introduce a #2.
Agreed!
Arguably, the KPA is equal to or superior to the Axe III Fx (I have played both side by side for 5 hours and this was my personal assessment) in tube sound quality and over-all sound. It does this at a price considerably under that of the Axe III Fx so in the competitive landscape, Kemper is doing pretty well with current product.
It makes much more sense for Kemper to introduce a floor model at a lower price point to compete with the Axe AX8 and Helix.
As long as the processing power still exists to complete the reverbs, and enhance the stomps, the sound quality is definitely already there.
Really, the verb engine is the biggest piece IMO. Not that the current verb is crap, it just isn't top-tier quality like Strymon, or Eventide (but it will soon be).
Using the same processing and modifying the physical portion to accommodate a floor unit is a very very good idea (great bang-for-the-buck). A great side effect is that it is quite likely that such a floor unit would also come with a really good PC or tablet editor to lower the amount of controls needed on the physical unit
Personally, the verbs are where my yearnings lie. While a lower cost floor unit has appeal. To me, it is just more wires around my gigging area. I like just the single Ethernet cable as I have today with my KPA Rack.