boondoggler

From what I've read, many 3rd party impulse responses have a power amp section "baked into" the IR capture itself, and may or may not be able to be turned off- which is why L6 featured the pre-amp portion alone as an option on the Pod Go for people who dont want or need to use the IR's power amp in addition to their physical amp. The amp models also feature more paramaters that can effect amp feel and response. Your mileage may vary. I use the PGs Panama amp model (not preamp), no IR's, into the front of a relatively clean Quilter Tone Block 202 and out of a pair of 2x12 cabs. I was quite surprised at how organic and warm the sound was. The snapshots also make live usage a breeze; I'm very pleased with it so far.

Got it thanks.

Used Firehawk FX: changing mic models, cant hear any difference among them whatsoever. Latest firmware, Bluetooth running, all ok. Can hear preamp, cab, effect model changes, just no microphone models. Running 1/4" out to clean tube combo. What am I doing wrong (or not)?