Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
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Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
Which is better and why?
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Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
I only had old DSL's, but you're gonna find them used for cheap (I picked up my current one for 500 Euros) if you don't mind buying used...plus they are made in England, so they'll hold the value better IMHO since the new ones are made in Vietnam
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Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
Not quite what you are asking, but I just got a DSL40C that I am in rabid love with. Once I flip the switch, I couldn't care less where it's made.
Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
Can't wait to check out a new one so i can make the comparison. I too, don't care where they are made. My Jet City proved to me that I can have a quality Asian-made amp.
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Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
I'm slightly more inclined to buy the new one, since it has some cool added features, but I'm not crazy about it being made in vietnam.
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Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
I think the JCM2000 is still the better deal at the moment because there are so many of them for cheap in the used market. But the new one sounds great, it's very much like my JCM2000 DSL and the new features are awesome. Also the build quality is really decent, despite being made in Asia. The new pcb layout is a LOT cleaner.
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Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
rockappalla wrote:I only had old DSL's, but you're gonna find them used for cheap (I picked up my current one for 500 Euros) if you don't mind buying used...plus they are made in England, so they'll hold the value better IMHO since the new ones are made in Vietnam
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In all seriousness, do people think the differences are enough to really call them "the same amp?"
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Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
marshallnoise wrote:rockappalla wrote:In all seriousness, do people think the differences are enough to really call them "the same amp?"
Do you mean 'the diffetences are SMALL enough to call them the same amp'?
Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
I wouldn't mind giving one a shot. I'm not sure about the new features though. didn't they add a adjustable depth/resonance ?
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Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
I wouldn't mind giving one a shot. I'm not sure about the new features though. didn't they add a adjustable depth/resonance ?
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Re: Let's get this settled: New DSL100H or Old JCM2000 DSL
The new one sounds pretty good IMO. I've never tried the older 100 watt version, only the 50, and that one was pretty bitchin.
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