tely wanted to try the latest offerings of 'modelers'.. before the Kemper, I tried the AX8, Helix and Bias Head. I liked the AX8 best of the three but it still didn't satisfy me. Since the price of the Kemper came down some i thought I'd give it a go, hoping for the best.. well, I'm totally amazed and thrilled with the Kemper (mainly using Direct Profiles in a live rig format).
Welcome to the forums, @rectoverb! I think you'll like the camplifier, you can even go stereo with it unlike the regular powerhead that Kemper sells.