Interesting discovery...

marshall2553 said:
There's a global parameter for amp gain, I don't remember the name off the top of my head. Have you checked that?
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No, but I am at this point, convinced that the differences are in the AMP and Speaker. One setup is a (FX XL +) GTX1000 through a Mesa 4 x 12 Recto cab...and the other is a (AX8) Blackstar 40 watt tube amp combo running through a 1 x 12. Assuming that the 2 Fractal units sound the same...it can't be anything else. Global settings are pretty much the same on both the AX8 and the FX XL II
 
SteveW said:
No, but I am at this point, convinced that the differences are in the AMP and Speaker. One setup is a (FX XL +) GTX1000 through a Mesa 4 x 12 Recto cab...and the other is a (AX8) Blackstar 40 watt tube amp combo running through a 1 x 12. Assuming that the 2 Fractal units sound the same...it can't be anything else. Global settings are pretty much the same on both the AX8 and the FX XL II
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I'm curious what XL sounds like in the BlackStar 40 return after you compensate for volume changes.
 
Power source and speaker will have a massive impact on tone and response. One drawback to using an amps FX return or input, is it will make most amp models sound fairly indentile. I was using a Mesa 2:50 and 412 with my Ultra, and while the tone and dynamics were amazing, every amp model sounded like a Mesa.

Using a FRFR setup is going to allow the FAS curcuit emulation to do it's job, and then I would guess the two units would sound almost identicle.
 
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