Cabs definitely are a different experience, and that's why I still have two Mesa cabs in my rehearsal space.
I'm curious to hear if you've had success with any other frfr systems, in getting them to sound like a cab?
That's not a sarcastic question.....just curious to hear of other frfr solutions that folks have had success with.
No. I haven't. I don't think you can. For some that is acceptable for various reasons.
To everyone else besides BBN, I've seen these rebuttals before and they don't go anywhere. If any of you payed attention to what I wrote, you would have noticed my mention that for some people the solution makes sense. Live playing situations for instance.
If your after tone though, I will happily argue that FRFR doesn't get there. I was hoping to use FRFR to make more use of IR's, To be closer related to the sound I'm recording through the Axe when playing live.
Guitar cabs have all those flaws, like lack of high frequency dispersion right? Their so heavy. You gotta make concessions to get what you want. Gotta give something to get something. Well, that doesn't cut it for me.
I recently met a brilliant electrical engineer who wanted to check out my Axe rig. I thought I'd blow him away with my setup cause Its just the best! Well, I didn't. Instead, his amps blew me away. Some he made himself. He is one of the founders of the UAD platform. Very well versed in DSP engineering. In my own quest to believe, I had sold all of my tube amps and been away from them for several months. I had forgotten what I had lost until my ears heard it again.
I didn't let this happen with FRFR, but I did with tubes.
Mind you I still love my Axe, but there it is. Every time I try to replace the original sin entirely, I eventually come back to it. I'm not the only one.
I admit that I'm jaded on FRFR. Lots of time money and energy spent with little to show for it. I'm just glad I had my guitar cabinet to keep me from losing that perspective as well.
Looking forward to seeing Fryettes new LXII tube power amp for modelers. I just emailed them and they are planning a press release in the next couple of weeks with units shipping in the fall.