Right, I hadn’t considered FOH sound, which is essentially what the plugins are giving you. Good point.
No apologies needed. It was really interesting to read through the comments. I checked out other forums as well, and the vast majority of opinion was that the IK Leslie was the best thing since sliced bread. My days of playing a real Hammond through a real Leslie are long gone, and it’s been many years since I did so. A while back when I first heard the original VB3 VST, I was stunned by what I heard. Perhaps the newness has worn off and I need to recapture the essence of what I really think I’m hearing.