I've spent the last couple of months trying so hard to love the Fractal AX-8, but in the end, it just was not meant to be.
I think everybody at this point, knows that they do an incredible job with effects and the way the unit was laid out was also stellar. But in the end, their amp tones always ended up sounding like modelers. I just could not, no matter what I did, no matter how much tweaking I did, they never to me sounded like a real tube amp.
On the Fractal forum, I stressed a couple of times that I just wasn't able to get what I was looking for, and apparently the owner of the company doesn't like anything negative, no matter how professionally it is stated, on his forum So basically shut me up, he agreed to buy back the AX8, including shipping. I took him up on his offer.
Soundpure has the option of trying a piece before you commit to buying so I decided to give Kemper a try.
All can say is WOW!!!! It is everything I wanted and more. I am simply blown away!
This thing is unfreakin' insane! So real, so life like, so many great options. I had read that Michael Britt was the "Gold Standard" in profiles so I ordered one of his before it arrived.
The Kemper is The best investment I've made, practically in my entire music career, I'm so excited about it !