Each to his own. I don't nothing else than the kemper. I don't move around in the house and play . I don't play guitar in the couch when watching tv when I'm alone(not very often).
Sure, your needs may vary. But I know how playing desktop amp, just made me play.
I've been using my Yamaha THR30II basically everyday for last 18 months. Unfortunately Kemper went to the closet. Really, throughout this time I haven't switched it even once. But I decided to keep it, it served me for 10 years and will for another decades.
What made me play THR everyday? Ease of use and functionality overall.
1) It starts in no time
2) It has builtin speakers and great streaming audio quality
3) It is portable, you can take it with you, because you love guitar you take it with you
4) It has Bluetooth, launch backing track on YouTube on your phone and you're ready to play
5) It has built-in battery, you can move it around, even do small busking
6) It looks beautiful (although beauty is subjective)
7) It has an app to load profiles, edit parameters
Few days ago suddenly I couldn't power it on anymore and sent back to the dealer, so I took Kemper back and played it. Yes, it has better sound quality, what people instantly noticed when I publish me playing guitar. But it is a different beast.
I can see desktop amps market is still growing, BOSS just launched Cube Dual LX. If Kemper would build such amp, I'd buy it. Having THR funcionality and Kempers sound in a box, sounds like what every home musician needs. With THR my playing skyrocketed. Mostly because of ease of use, I play using 1 or two presets. Who knows, maybe ckemper has already something in R&D department, or maybe some working device with v1.01 firmware....
This is simply a limitation of the software, no matter which way you cut it, unfortunately. For example, I have a collection of performances that I want to swap out the amp for.
I cannot do this without a kemper plugged into rig manager. Unfortunately, the software is not very user friendly, and hasn't improved since I purchased a kemper in 2018. Seems a shame that this is an aspect that has been left behind.
Why crying? There are lot of other options on the market. Life is so short and beautiful, yet some people choose the way of bitterness. Option 1) sell Kemper, buy gear which has features you need. Option 2) Develop better software. Option 3) The best one - learn how to live with full acceptance of thing you cannot change.
Vintage V6MRHDX "Summer of Love"
Surely most wanted feature everyone wants is the one below. But even QuadKemper would not suffice, I'm afraid.
I use Elixir strings too since many years. I don't know if it brings a better sound (they have many products (polyweb , nanoweb, optiweb following the sound you want to obtain)) but those strings really last longer than others !!!
actually I broke highe E string 2 days after restinging my strat with elixirs, I changed it to spare ernie ball string and it now sounds... 100% the same
NGD
I´ve never had a better playing Strat!
I'm sure it sounds glorious, but this headstock looks like CNC machine failure 
Buy Windows PC and win freedom. Just joking have a great day!
Not sounding like XYZ is low self worth issue and has nothing to do with gear used.
Display MoreI’ve recently (for the last 18 months or so) been using bulk sets from juststrings.com. I’ve used EB’s, DR and GHS in the past.
All-in cost (tax, shipping …everything accounted for) per set:
$3.19
I cannot tell a difference between these and the brand names. I A/B’d these against a set of Slinky’s and couldn’t hear (or feel) a difference. Except my wallet was heavier.
12 strings per gauge, and you can pick whatever combination of sizes you want.
I’m a fan.
It's not the arrow that makes the difference, it's the hunter that shoots it.
Going with recommendation, recently I restrung my strat with Elixir NanoWeb Super Light 9-42.
They were supposed to be worth the price and sound even better when not plugged compared to "regular" strings.
Well, doing the almighty E chord after restringing, they just sound as... electric strings.
However already broke B and high E strings, while doing bends.
So I bought spare Ernie Ball B and high E strings "just in case".
All in all, still sound is in your fingers but also how you interpret it in your head
Nothing on YouTube, nothing here on forums, I think it's the first year, Kemper is not attending the show. Or I'm missing something...
After five years of owning the Kemper I've realized that all the profile options available have hindered me somewhat
As with everything in life, less is more
that’ll be for the new dual rig upgrade 🤣
But this is one amp (mono signal) just panned left and right 😄
Has Kemper enough processing prettier power (and will to do it) to implement Infinite Sample Sustainer?
Sampling and holding the guitar signal creates a sound surface over which to play.
Layering allows to stack multiple layers of held notes and chords to create harmonies.
I won’t dispute it. But people like shiny new things. I bet half the people that have and still use the current KPA would buy a new version if they sold one. Musicians see a new product in a catalogue and they have to have it.
Desire is a root cause of all suffering in this life. Good musicians know, that they only need to have skills to play which they develop by constant work, and they need pure joy out of playing. Life worth living is more about feeling than having.
Yes, this is true for "analog" representation of time. But what about the "digital" version? Would you really prefer "5 pm" to "17"? To be fair, all this discussion seems to me a bit ridicoulus. I can live with both versions, but to implement it as an option is for me priority no. 9999999....
I learned how to tell the time, when there were analog clocks in my life / I haven't seen digital. 12 is easier to remember than 24.
And really, this request is priority infinity. But if you don't enjoy playing, you start requesting this and that...
Herzlich Wilkommen harmonik
Warm welcome from Warsaw
Cultural differences...hard to imagine Europeans agreeing to this request.
I always use 5 instead of 17, 10 instead of 22 and I come from Europe.
It's easier to pronounce (I never in my life said: "let's meet at quarter to seventeen 
") and easier to operate.
On a clock I have 5 not 17, 10 not 22.
How it is possible, that I'm seeing little over 18.000?
