LVC
Fractal Fanatic
Scott
By the tone of your earlier post and that fact you shut down a similar thread on the Gear Page I do not think you are happy about evaluation threads that include the CLR -- but the question still stands -- why does it sound different?
A patch (as you say whatever you put in) no matter how good or bad -- should sound the same through the cab using the DSP as prescribed based on how you place the cab. If you have to dial in the patch for the DSP setting and cab position -- why even have a DSP?
By the tone of your earlier post and that fact you shut down a similar thread on the Gear Page I do not think you are happy about evaluation threads that include the CLR -- but the question still stands -- why does it sound different?
A patch (as you say whatever you put in) no matter how good or bad -- should sound the same through the cab using the DSP as prescribed based on how you place the cab. If you have to dial in the patch for the DSP setting and cab position -- why even have a DSP?
You are misunderstanding or at least miss-characterizing the use and purpose of the DSP and switches.
They are there to create a flat response in regards to the position and/or orientation (floor, mounted on a pole, etc). What this is designed to do, in my understanding and experience using it on dozens and dozens of gigs now over 9+ months of daily use, is to allow the user to get an accurate representation and presentation of whatever is input in regards to the physical realities of the practical application.
You dial your patch based on an accurate representation of what you are putting into the powered monitor. Whatever that is; this isn't guitar specific or modeler-centric.
Cabinets sound different depending on their physical position to how and where they are in a room. For instance the same speaker on the floor in the corner will sound very different in the middle of the room on a pole. The DSP settings allow for you to adjust to your physical space.