I only had one short practice with the FR12 and my loud rock band. I initially thought it might not be loud enough because I had trouble hearing myself even when I dimed the FR12. However, this may be a gain staging issue with my new rig (I switched from AFII to AX8). And maybe I need to tweak my patches to cut more since my current patches were dialed in with a CLR.
My CLR came back to life so I compared it and the FR12. Despite having similar FRFR specs, they sound different, with the CLR being crystal clear like studio monitors. I could hear reverb trails better than on the FR12. That may not be a good thing depending on your preference.
Hopefully I'll have more band time next week to tweak. I hope it works out because I love the light weight and look. And the Matrix team is very responsive and supportive.