I have had my Kemper now for over 2 years and love it. One constant struggle I have with mine is the tone of SPDIF vs Analog outs. My main issue is that the Analog TRS output sounds FAR more full and beefy than the SPDIF which sounds rather tinny and congested with less fullness. I have tried many 'tweaks' to the output but nothing has made the SPDIF sound the same as Analog TRS out on my rig. I do use a EMU 1212M sound card which has both SPDIF and Analog inputs. I have made absolutely sure that the correct master clock (kemper) is selected as well as the correct sample rate. The EMU1212M does in fact lock correctly any time I connect it so I don't think there is an issue with that part.
So i was going to post an example set of wav files but after recording via the SPDIF and playing back via the normal TRS outputs on the EMU interface.. the tinnyness and congestion is gone and it sounds like the analog outputs... WTF?!
I feel like my Sound card interface is to blame for the SPDIF monitoring sounding like poop but I just don't understand why. At this point I have messed around with this so much that I have given up and use the Kemper analog outs to record and jam with and it sounds great. I suppose its time to throw the EMU1212M out the window and purchase something else. I don't want to get rid of the card however.. it sounds nice and is PCI and stable which these days is near impossible to accomplish without breaking the bank.
Any recommendations or ideas would be appreicated! I am really unhappy with SPDIF sounds on my rig.