Think of it this way. I bought the Kemper stage for around $2,300.00 worth every penny to me.
You are getting the Kemper player for $1,069.00 + $455.00 (updates) = $1,524.00
That's quite a bit cheaper than what I paid and you get all the sounds I love. I'm thinking about it just for the real estate that it will save me. The perfect studio/fly rig.
Yeah but if you want the same functionality as the the stage, so all the buttons for presets and programmable loops.... You probably end up with the same prices