The lead developer literally answers that in the bit I quoted above (which you subsequently also quoted):zerocrossing wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:56 pm I get the sense that NI models are sort of like Fractal models, and by that I mean, idealized. Like the team got to points where the actual amps didn’t sound that great and they tweaked the model to make it more to their liking. I could be wrong about this, but that’s my guess.
"We’ve even encountered ‘problems’ with our amp emulations, like feedback at certain frequencies for example, only to discover that the real amp actually does the same thing. "
zerocrossing wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:56 pm Anyway, it’s been a long time since I’ve owned a hardware amp.
With amps it's for me the same as with most other gear - I have far too much/many...