Absolutely wonder piece of gear!

First Of I want to say I'm a Tube Guitar player my entire life. I hated that so many Tube amps and preamps are either good at clean or distortion or lack MIDI or you have to run a boost to get it saturate right or its vintage and you have to get it repaired recapped etc too many problems. every modern amp should have midi capability period... Like some other i scoffed at the kemper. until i saw one of my favorite bands using it live. and was blow away at the brutality and pleasing tone. I like all genres so dont like "brutal turn you off" i actually like the clean tones more than the distorted tones, but all are amazing. If you know anything about DAW recording or tweaking tones in general you will love this thing plus it has seamless preset spillover which i've been trying to achieve for years, I actually have two now to run dual amps. The Reason I went with kemper was i was sick of tone chasing buying this amp that amp etc. I tried Lin6 racks (pre helix) and while i still use their products the sound of the kemper is exactly like the amp. and if you dont like the tone try a new profile. If you know how to tweak and Read The Manual there is no downsides to this product. Finally I can stop chasing gadgets and just enjoy playing. I sold over 5 grand worth of gear and i'm completely happy... that says alot considering i LOVE tube amps. I am so happy right now. Built in effects are amazing and most have a blend mix knob. If You like flexibility you'll like this amp. I use the unpowered rack and run it into outboard eqs and compressors then into two 1200watt poweramps and 2 4x12 and 2x12's for lows. It Crushes all my previous rigs.

Very powerful tool for any studio. I also use the stage unit for live performance.

works great

So, I took the plunge and bought a Kemper. I had the struggle on whether to get the powered or un-powered version. I had the struggle of whether to get the remote or not. I went with the unpowered version. First, because it was cheaper, second...I have a PA at home, and third...I going Kemper, I wanted to move away from playing through a cabinet. I am happy with choosing the un-powered Kemper. It sounded amazing during my first two gigs and has sounded better gradually each time I turn it on. It looks like a space ship cockpit, but It is very intuitive and easy to navigate. I have had no problem dialing in sounds. I recommend getting the Kemper Remote. I bought the Behringer and tried to make it work and it worked fine, but it would not turn off effects...which I found limiting. I also didn't want to buy a chip to make it work better. I ordered a Remote off the Kemper website and I am very happy with it. It is easy to work with and makes using the Kemper more enjoyable. If you are on the fence about Kemper...don't be. It is an excellent machine.

Great for studio and Live applications.