I think some people on this thread expressed some feelings on the aesthetics of the unit, but I wouldn't describe that as "vigorous".
Actually, that kind of was my sentiment... Nothing heavy, just something like "G's not playin on our team anymore... snif..." It sort of feels like family to me on this here forum, including the bickering...
Why does any negative comment turn into a drama? A bit of conflict here and there is actually a good thing. If people stay sensible about it. It's how progress is made.
There is no change without crisis.
Were there any fistfights between AxeFxists and Kemperites? Where!? When!? Who won!? Is it on youtube? Where's my poptart?
Actually I dislike any fighting sports.
Agree on that wholeheartedly.
I find myself not adverse to it either. I do not prefer it to the AxeFx, but I'm not appalled by it.
If you are a fan of football, there is nothing trivial about a 'player' switching teams... Fractal fans get upset with a poster boy using this 'rival' product, which is the premise of this whole thread. Same mindset.
That is my whole fundamental problem with this. Guthrie is a monster of a player and could make any equipment sound incredible. I'm sure that this is an easier task with good equipment, but I'm positive that he could make a tissue box with an elastic band stretched over it, sound much better than I could. The fact that he sounded awesome with a kemper, doesn't make the afx any less great of a product.
It just means he is Guthrie and he has immense talent.
I think it's obvious that on fractal audios own forum, people can get a little carried away with their emotions leading to hyperbole regarding the competitor beyond any constructive critique.
I would describe anything pertaining to an emotional knee-jerk opinion as a vigorous assertion, as opposed to a more grounded, critical constructive comment. Essentially anything without a predetermined bias.
I think this is contrary to actual progress in what I consider a relatively new field in high fidelity digital emulation, in which the paradigm is yet to be set, as users seem too caught up with allegiance to arbitrary factions of technology. That seems a little short sighted as there are ideas across the industry that can be implemented to benefit us all.
People in this thread mock the nature of the aesthetic design of the kemper. I for one would love more rotary controllers and program specific switches on the front panel of the afx II. I think all fractal afx users could benefit from a more immediate control over the amazing fractal algorithms with more physical things to tweak on the front panel. I personally hold the opinion that the axefx is the best sounding modeller on the market. I also find that it's the least intuitive to program from the front panel.
More controls on the front panel would be a HUGE improvement. Aside from the crowd that would assert that it would potentially 'look like a toaster' as a result I think I'd be hard pushed to find anyone to disagree with me.
Aside from the main point of my argument which you have attempted to tangentalise- I take exception to my previous statement (which is based in fact), that there are no documented accounts of Leo and Jim fistfighting over their respective amplifier designs, has been appropriated by you to somehow allow you to argue that axefx users and kemper users may have been involved in physical altercations on YouTube.
For me to present your argument this way makes you look quite ridiculous. But you managed that all by yourself anyway.
If you'd missed my original point, and need it explaining (god help you), it was that people in history perceived as rivals, were often inspired by each other, not opposed to each other's ideas. That's how we should continue if we are to make progress.
Hence making team f00tbal talk irrelevant.
