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I have a Powercab 112+ and a Powercab 212. I rarely use them in Flat/FRFR mode other than for occasional acoustic guitar tones, and I never use the modeled guitar speakers. Rather I use them in Flat/RAW mode with no Cab or IR block, so it's essentially a powered guitar speaker. I have found the Eminence speaker in those units sounds pretty good as a guitar speaker, and is somewhat colored and limited for a FRFR. But in terms of flexibility, ease of use, reliability and great tone, I think Powerecab 112+ is a great option and I hope Line6 doesn't give up on it.

If by "CM patcher" you mean 4CM patches: These patches are made for the 4-cable method (read the manual's Quick Start section). You need a guitar amp for that. Without the amp's preamp in the loop you'll hear nothing. But you can bypass the fx loop block if you want to hear the effects on their own.