After going from:
Guitar - Pedalboad - Amp - Effect Loop - More Pedals - Amp - Cabinet
To: Guitar - Pedalboard - KPA - Effect Loop - More Pedals - Studio Monitors
I'm starting to realize that my studio monitors are trying to tell me something... A 20' instrument cable into a dozen pedals/patch cables, and another long cable to the KPA comes at a price that I wasn't hearing before through my old set up of using a tube amp and cabinet. The studio monitors don't lie. I lose a bunch of richness/clarity/top end stuff. My prized pedalboard full of boutique goodies that I've worked my way up to for many years is actually compromising my Kemper. I just realized this yesterday - after having the KPA for a year!!!
I feel like the kid that catches his parents putting gifts from "Santa" under the tree.