JoKeR III
Fractal Fanatic
Anyone who listens to these clips and truly believes that either sounds "better" has already made up their mind. Just for kicks, I listened to both videos with my Focal Alphas, AKG K271 headphones and 64 Audio A3's. I found different sections of the solo to quickly jump back and forth between the two and did so several times and at different points of the solo.
There is a difference but there wasn't anything that was more or less organic/digital, nothing that couldn't be attributed to anything more than component tolerance or control settings. Swap out a preamp tube or two in the physical amp and the difference would likely be much more noticeable.
Feel is a valid point but again, if someone claims that one feels better than the other while playing, they've already made up their mind. Given the many options for monitoring any of the Fractal devices, 'feel' is entirely up to the user. Response of the guitar while playing is another thing and in my experience, the Axe III/FM3 (don't have the FM9) provide the same response as any amp I've played.
One thing I do like about these threads is it helps me know who to place any value on their opinions and whose to take with a grain of salt.
There is a difference but there wasn't anything that was more or less organic/digital, nothing that couldn't be attributed to anything more than component tolerance or control settings. Swap out a preamp tube or two in the physical amp and the difference would likely be much more noticeable.
Feel is a valid point but again, if someone claims that one feels better than the other while playing, they've already made up their mind. Given the many options for monitoring any of the Fractal devices, 'feel' is entirely up to the user. Response of the guitar while playing is another thing and in my experience, the Axe III/FM3 (don't have the FM9) provide the same response as any amp I've played.
One thing I do like about these threads is it helps me know who to place any value on their opinions and whose to take with a grain of salt.