Am I crazy? Kemper Powered Profiler content...

[Tone Monster]

I'm moving and being forced to downsize my guitar and recording setup. I'm almost certainly going to go the Kemper route. I was thinking about getting the Powered version just for home jamming but at $600 more, why wouldn't a fellow get the regular Kemper and a high quality tube power amp? Mesa 2:90s go for $6-700 on eBay all the time. I won't be gigging or moving it around much so weight isn't a problem. Am I missing something?

 

[maddnotez]

I'm moving and being forced to downsize my guitar and recording setup. I'm almost certainly going to go the Kemper route. I was thinking about getting the Powered version just for home jamming but at $600 more, why wouldn't a fellow get the regular Kemper and a high quality tube power amp? Mesa 2:90s go for $6-700 on eBay all the time. I won't be gigging or moving it around much so weight isn't a problem. Am I missing something?

Pure speculation for me as I've never played one but didn't they choose a class B?

Whatever they did choose, they chose for a reason but I do not always agree with a companies decisions.

If you get it powered than you get what the company thinks is the best fit for the unit and I'm sure they didn't just throw shit at the wall.

However if you go unpowered you have the option to change power amps and possibly get something you think is better. That would be my choice.

If you did go powered is there an option to disable the power amp?

If not I would definitely go unpowered.

 

[TrueTone500]

Kemper uses a Class D amplifier. Super light, powerful, runs cool. If you get the powered version, you can run W/D/W (center cab Kemper powered dry). You can't do this with a non-powered Kemper.

 

[technomancer]

The Kemper sounds MUCH better FRFR IMHO. If you're just going to be playing at home you'd be fine with a non-powered Kemper and a set of studio monitors.

 

[Metlupass2]

The Kemper sounds MUCH better FRFR IMHO. If you're just going to be playing at home you'd be fine with a non-powered Kemper and a set of studio monitors.

This is what I do at home with my Yamaha monitors.

 

[Tone Monster]

Great ideas! Anyone else? Probably gonna pull the trigger today with a Labor Day deal.

 

[university81]

i've got a kemper in my apartment, for low volume levels and recording , got the unpowered version and a set of powered m-audio studio monitors (not too expensive either) , sounds really great through them

for home/studio use, really no need imo for a powered version

 

[Bob Savage]

Although I haven't used the power yet, I went with the powered Kemper for the reasons madtonez mentioned. The same ears that are dialing in the profiler chose the amp they thought goes best with the modeler. It's all subjective but that was my reasoning.

 

[dfrattaroli]

I believe you can't do stereo with the amp in the powered Kemper. I'd rather have that ability than W/D/W.