Worth $200 to Get Head vs. Rack?

Luckbad · January 13, 2017 at 4:46 AM

I have a Rack (open box) unit and could trade it in +$200 for a Head unit.

Is the extra room worth it? It's a touch cramped on the Rack but it's hard to justify spending extra for the same sound.

Monkey_Man · January 13, 2017 at 5:09 AM

I'd stick with the rack, mate.

You can rack it up in a dedicated enclosure and use it as a head on a cabinet or plunk it into a studio / home permanent enclosure. The toaster's trickier to house along with other gear this way.

I've not heard any rack owners complain of its seeming cramped, nor do I find it so. Just MHO.

Nightwish2 · January 13, 2017 at 9:31 AM

Nicky is right if you take along other rack gear. Then staying with the rack version is obvious. But if you just rely on the Kemper alone like I do (and love it ) then you could think about. I like the form factor for being stylish and user-friendliness (all knobs present and more light-rings around). But that's a highly personal view..

Lati · January 13, 2017 at 9:35 PM

I have the head and in my opinion the mod knobs are not that useful, i rarely use them actually. But I love the leds. Many say that you should use your ears and not eyes etc blah blah, well it's not that, i think. I'm used to see the position of the knobs in my amp. Wouldn't trade to rack version without a very good reason just because of that.