Hello everyone!
Has anyone else encountered differences in quality between the outputs of the Kemper? Like, genuinely. I've read all the forum posts where people accidentally have an output EQ on or "Space" only sent to their headphones, but I think I can genuinely tell a difference in quality (dynamic range, punchiness, depth) between the direct out and the monitor out.
I'm hypothesizing this could be an impedance difference between the two? But it's really strange. I posted a link to a pretty in depth video I made exploring the topic below. I record several tracks with Monitor Out and Direct Out simultaneously, then attempt to null them without success. I'm just wondering why this is? The Direct Out sounds better to me, but again, I'm wondering if they are exactly identical internal signal paths, besides some components that alter the intended impedance.
I just wanna know how to get the most out of my Kemper so this is not meant to be a harsh criticism of it in any way, I love mine. This is also not intended to be an advertisement of my Youtube channel, although I'm happy to remove it if it causes problems or goes against the rules in any way.
I'm genuinely looking for information here because I have noticed the sonic differences before, and now have verified they are at least different enough not to null... Not that I need them to pass a null test, I just want them both to sound good and to know if others can verify this or offer some advice.
I hope that you all will appreciate my in-depth look into this and not find it overly pedantic... I'm a really detail oriented person and just wanna get the best out of my gear.
This link goes directly to the part of the video where I'm attempting to guess which output I'm hearing with my eyes closed... and I do, multiple times. Which is annoying because I was hoping I was wrong lol.