Posts by vtgearhead

Quote from Wheresthedug

it's a bit like turning ON "Monitor Cab Off". Gets me every time. My logic just says turn OFF monitor cab ?

To keep myself straight I think of it as "highlight" rather than "turn on".

Well, I'm a bit relieved to know that it's not just me who found that confusing.

Thanks, Alan. After re-reading that paragraph (which I've seen already and couldn't make sense of) several times I agree with your interpretation. But it strikes me that the manual is not as clear as it might be. In English engineering terms "increased directivity" means "less spread" or less high-end in the off-axis response. I do not read or speak German, but perhaps this was one of those things that loses something in translation.

Based on the name, I would have thought that increased (clockwise) setting of the Kone directivity setting narrowed the dispersion pattern. But, in working with it on stage last evening I had the distinct impression that increased setting broadened the pattern. Can someone from Kemper comment on which rotational sense (CW or CCW) results in more high-end when off-axis with the speaker?

Quote from drog

Equipment used:

tp-link TL-POE150S ( IEEE 802.3af standard and can work with all IEEE 802.3af PoE compliant powered devices)

Good to hear. I just picked up a POE150S from eBay ($15) and was hoping it would prove compatible (haven't had a chance to setup yet). I plan to piggy-back on the Netgear AP we're currently using for Behringer X-Air mixer control.

Since the Kabinet was unobtanium last summer I mounted a Kone in a Seismic 1x12V open-back box (along with Duncan SD-170 amp). Sounds glorious!

First gig in 15 months on May 14. Also, first time out with Kone!

Been playing live on and off for 50 years. There's just something about being in front of an audience... Now that things are returning to normal I hope to be doing it again this summer.

I would be very interested in participating. I have a love/hate relationship with the UI and will be glad to talk about it.

My band rehearsed today for the first time in six months and I brought my Kemper rack, SD 170 and Kone. Once again, I'm blown away with the flexibility and sound quality. Using a '59 tweed twin profile and Jensen 12R imprint it's instant Steve Cropper. Then, a click of the switch and it's a 1987 Marshall into a Celestion. I freely admit to being skeptical about Kone when it was announced, but in practice it works brilliantly. High end FRFR systems have their place, but for visceral fun nothing beats Kone.

Are you connected to a computer with USB at the time this happens?

Quote from whippinpost91850

I put a Icepower ASC 200 into my Kemper Kabinet clone

I'm curious how you handled cooling - or, is it an open-back cabinet?

All the Marshall Code amps I've seen have a thin masonite back that resonates like a kazoo at higher levels. That's the last device in the world I'd ever recommend for monitoring a modeler.

One of my biggest Kemper annoyances is the lack of a 'margin' adjustment for activation of the wah pedal - either end. As others have pointed out, the Mission pedals have much tighter mechanical tolerances and don't need this. But if you try to convert an inexpensive used CryBaby you'll find it turns on from stage vibration or even staring at it too hard. This can easily be dealt with in the same way Line 6 does: Let the user define the width of the off-band.

Quote from MKB

I think this will be OK, but unfortunately SD is rather poor with their specs (not listed on the web site or in the Quick Start guide). The Sweetwater page and SD home page says 700W per channel, but then later in the Sweetwater description it says 700W total power at 4 ohms. So which is it?? I'd suggest contacting Seymour Duncan and asking directly. Or if anyone knows what amp module is used in it, and its part number, we can figure it out from there.

If it is 700W per channel at 4 ohms, and you have a Kab in each channel, that will be quite a loud setup. But be careful as I'd expect the amp could eat the Kones alive... even at 350W it could do this. FWIW, many rack power amps with internal DSP allow a maximum output power to be set so your speakers don't get fried in the heat of battle, but I don't believe the PS700 has this feature.

Don't bother contacting SD. I sent them a few questions about the PS170 and they never responded. Next time I'll build my own amp with IcePower modules.

Quote from sambrox

They’re exactly the same. I modded a broken old Vox wah with a momentary switch and a TRS Jack to turn it into a Mission EP-1 KP. Cost me just over £5 and has identical feel and functionality.

I did the same thing here originally. Problem is that Dunlop / Vox pedals have more mechanical 'slop' than the Mission and won't always remain exactly at heel down when you lift your foot. On a Helix it's possible to adjust the tolerance and avoid having wah turn on. Kemper is very touchy about this and provides no means to adjust the threshold. After fighting with it for a week I broke down and bought the Mission.

It's hard to know for sure from a photo, but that Korg pedal appears to have a much longer throw than a Dunlop mechanism. I've never had any luck using long-throw pedals as wah controllers. A Mission pedal will put you much closer to the physical feel of a traditional wah pedal. Final sound tweaking is still up to you and others have posted good advice in that area.

Honestly? I haven't felt the need to twist either control. Liking it just the way it is.

NUX MG-300. Not a Kemper, but nice sounds.

Seismic 1x12V with Kone and Seymour Duncan PS170 mounted internally. Kabinet was perpetually out of stock and Kemper never replied to inquiries about lead time.