Good post in tgp, mDan. It got linked to SSO where i responded to the Helix thread. Helix sounds pretty legit, but its def no KPA. So im glad L6 is getting its act together, but Im not buying into their sales pitch again. For all we know theyve started on working on the Helix 2, rather than creating a full slate of amp models comparable to Axe FX. Thats what bummed me ab the Pod HD. I was used to L6 expanding their amp base quite a bit after launch, but this barely happened with the Pod HD, and the latest bunch was pay to play and only had a few new amp models - it was mostly ports, and still no Mesa Mark models.
The KPA is constantly expanding, both due to its design allowing user contributions to its tone base, but also Kemper's commitment to its flagship product rather than making its sale and moving on to the next hardware.
This is exactly how I feel and felt about the HD line, Bobbo. They made a big deal about the new paradigm, and IIRC, implied or stated that it was to become the modelling method "going forward" (uugghh), so guys like you and I thought we were buying into the future, so to speak. Yeah, right. Thanks, L6. All we bought was a 3 or 4 year headache.
This is true. The only improvements can be in effects (quality, variety, etc.), user experience (front panel controls, editor -- or lack of one), form factor, price, etc. Amp sound is already there in KPA.
100% Agree.
That's not to say CK couldn't somehow improve the accuracy even more, but let's face it, we're not gonna hear such a tiny incremental improvement.