Well, lots of people I'd say
For live purposes: "Profiler + Guitar Cab" OR "Profiler + Active/Passive FRFR"?
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I've always used just powered FRFR speakers until recently and only switched to get a cab look and separating the power amp gives me a lot more flexibility (if something goes down we use my old EV's as stage montiors) and price, I saved quite a bit going passive and had a rack space ready and waiting.
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I use the Matrix FRFR. Whilst I'm no expert, they provide good service are GB based and their product is good. I have a 2x12' Tube Thomsen cab, which I used before getting the Matrix, but the difference is day and night. I now firmly believe in FRFR driven by my Power Toaster. Maybe one of these days I'll try hybridising with the Thomsen, but I'm just happy playing along with the FRFR at the mo'. One thing FRFR is good at is when you play a solo over a youtube accompaniment piece. It just sounds like a sound from the studio and blends in quite well (even though my playing's not up to it).
SJ
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Guys are using powered FRFR (or supposedly) speakers like the Atomic CLR and Yamaha DXR10s, it's a very popular way to amplify the Kemper.
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At the end it all comes down to ur personal taste we can keep on argumenting over different ways to power our toaster's and there will never be a ultimate answer.. that's the nature of humidity and our greatest accomplishment, we differ form one and other! That keeps creativity alive..
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Using an FRFR only for monitoring. Main outs are connected to the PA. I use the toaster without power amp. HAve a look on the kpa workshop with Thomas Dill at you tube.
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Thanks for the answers guys!
To me, the cab is one of the most important parts to achieve a great guitar sound (if not the most) and that's where the profiler shines. It captures the summing parts of the chain in a very accurate way.
I think using a guitar cab with it is an absolute error. Haven't you noticed that profiles sound very similar to each other (in the same gain range) when using the same -phisical- cab?
IMO using a cab ruins the whole purpose of the profiler. Even worst, if you monitorize your sound through a cab, your sound will be absolutely different as the one sent to FOH. How would you rely on that?
Of course, the story changes if you profile your own amp + cab and use a merged profile. But that's not the situation I am talking about and unless there's a good turnaround for cabs (eq... whathever), I think FRFR is definitely the best solution for live purposes.
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Active FRFR is the way to go in the long run. The problem is that changing from traditional guitar cabs takes some time to get into it. And the choice of excellent sounding active monitors with a sound similar to good nearfields is rather small. I think there is still much room for evolution here.
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What are you guys using for active FRFR?
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2 x Yamaha DXR12. Quite Good, but not perfect yet. I think about stacking 6 Nearfields
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Matrix FR212 16 Ohm. 2 x 12" and a 2" tweeter. Nice
S-J
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Atomic CLR.
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CLR or DXR 10 here.
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There will be differences using a guitar cab or a FRFR cab. A guitar cab will gives to you better sound (more real amp sound), but limited to the type of speaker you use (you cant use cab emulations), and the most important thing, the sound will be different to the sound that the public ears in front of the band. In other hand, a FRFR cab, will give to you a slight less -real amp in front-, but the sound you get is the same that audience gets, and the cab emulations give to you differents speaker sounds, for me in general is a better option, only you dont have an easy controlled feedback on overdrives, becouse a high frecuency feedback is always waiting to sound when you are in front near of speaker (becouse the tweeter speaker used in FRFR cabs), but without taking that into account, that is the best option for me.
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CLR
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L2t.
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2 CLR here
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XiTone 1x12 Passive Wedge, here.
I prefer it to my friends Yamaha DXR10...although, the Yammy is an excellent alternative. I had stated in another thread, that the reason I went with the XiTone is because, even though it is a linear, Full-Range system, it leans more towards the Guitar Cab, "amp-in-the-room" feeling and sound, versus the more sterile (IMHO) Reference Monitor type sound. Again, that is just my personal preference and how my ears perceive the character of the sound from the XiTone compared to a two-way (separately mounted mid-range driver and tweeter) monitor such as the DXR10, or similar monitors by QSC, EV, Mackie, Alto, JBL, etc.
I understand the CLR is a fine product...but I just couldn't give that company my money. Not because of the owner, but due to another "personality" directly associated with the product. And that is all I am going to say on that topic.
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Hi Tritium,
what is the weight of the XiTone 1x12 Passive Wedge?
Thx!