I'm wondering if anybody had directly AB'd one of the powered Kempers against a high power valve amp?
Now to be clear I'm not looking for a debate on the realism etc, I've got an unpowered Kemper and love it for use at home. However, when using a power amp with it live I've always felt it doesn't have the depth or pure low end presence or thump of my valve amp, a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier.
I often play in bands with two guitars, so what I'm asking is, if I went specifically for the powered Kemper, will it have the power and depth to compare to either my Rectifier or a similar 100W valve amp, assuming both are not mic'd?
Especially interested in people's opinions that have been in a similar scenarios before.
Thanks!