My Kemper (non-powered) Rack unit just came in yesterday and I just wanted to say hello!!
I updated to the latest Firmware and installed Rig Manager and started going through a portion of the user submitted profiles and WOW!!!!
I didn't get to crank it up yet but at bedroom practice volume it already feels and sounds superb!!
I originally was wanting to get the Kemper after running across several forums where the Kemper name just kept popping up so I decided to check out youtube to see if I could see what all the fuss was about. I was impressed but like everyone else that I try to explain what this thing can do.......i was thinking that it had to be too good to be true. With this in mind I went with a friends advice to check out the Fractal Axe FX 2. I wound up buying it instead of the Kemper out of peer pressure and my friends familiarity with the unit and overall satisfaction I guess and the Kemper appeared to be rather intimidating......boy did I have that reversed. The Fractal sounded great but what killed me on the idea was after I had everything organized the way I was happy with, I was jamming and just simply wanted to change the mix overall on the reverb and turn the delay time down........it took almost 16 key presses to get to the right page and parameter!!! This is all good and well for studio use but I could just see this biting me in the bum if I were needing to do this on the fly at a gig. The axe edit on the pc is super simple but I sure wasn't gonna carry a laptop around if it wasn't needed.....so that was the straw that broke the Fractals back....I sent it back and went with my gut and bought a Kemper like I should have to begin with.
I am running mine through a Carvin DCM1000L Power Amp and a Peavey 5150 4x12 Cab rewired for stereo 8ohm per side and a single 16ohm mono input.
I can't wait to crank her up to see what she sounds like at full stage volume but right now I was able to get all the firmware updated, install rig manager and get to playing in less time than it took my 2 kids to take showers. Haha. The best thing was realizing that all though there are a million buttons the layout and function of those buttons are very simple and intuitive. Reminds me of the first time anyone seen my Marshall JVM410H.......a lot of knobs but very well layed out. This is one very well thought out piece of German Engineering magic in a box, and this forum is icing on the cake. Very informative and respectful conversations. I have been lurking for months (as we all do I like to think before a large purchase) and I have to say this is a very well ran forum indeed.
I am so far and I feel I will continue to be a happy Kemper owner!!!
J.