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[Rusty]

Hey fellow ADA'ers, I have a genuine question to ask you's?

What should I do?

I have a Marshall 9100 50/50 that I never use. I know that it's a very good amplifier and I don't know what to do with it.
I have the Marshall 80/80 valvestate in my rack.

Do any of you's think that I should sell the 9100 or should I keep it?

Would it sound better in my set-up as its all valve?

Any thoughts please as I'm not tuned in here? 

(edit) I aready sold the 20/20 in the photograph as it was too hot to rack mount underneath any of my other units. In fact, I toasted a brand new G major 2 with it racked 1 for 1 and that lesson cost me dearly. 

But back to the point, should I keep the 9100?,   I don't know what to do with it? Would it sound better than the valvestate 80/80. ?

[DorsetRatt]

Hey Rusty,

I used to have the 9100 ...

do I regret selling it? ... yes.

why did I sell it? ... a moment of madness cos I didn't like the gold colour.

would I own another one? ... yes, as long as I didn't have to carry it on a daily basis.

does it sound better than the valvestate? ... just my opinion, very much better.

[El Chiguete]

Once I heard that the 9100 tend to brake down a lot, is this true?

[Soloist]

While the dual mono block 9100 is a beast in size and weight, it is also a beast when it comes to tone!
If you like that Marshall power amp tube coloration you wont find it in the vavlestate. I would run the 9100, even if it meant busting my ass lugging it around!!

Once I heard that the 9100 tend to brake down a lot, is this true?

Not nearly as much as a Mesa 2:90

[rabidgerry]

Rusty try them out and see what you think?  I use solid state with mine pres and no one has ever said it sounded shit.

The valve heads are gonna jump on any minute now and say hand onto the 9100 but in all honesty mate, it's down to your ears and then practicality, or if it comes to it perhaps practicality.  Are you planning on gigging either and traveling far with them?

If so I'd hang onto the 9100 unless you need the cash or its just taking up room.  Probably flog it for a good bit I imagine as well.

Mate whats that 80/80 like its the 8008 right?  I heard it has a circuit in there to add some "valve" colouration?  You tried any pre through that option?  it's got a linear mode / vstate mode selector on the back.

[El Chiguete]

I have the Marshall 80/80 valvestate in my rack.

Isn't the 80/80 a combo amp or are you talking about the 8008?

[rabidgerry]

I think it's the 8008, I mentioned that above also 

[rnolan]

Hey fellow ADA'ers, I have a genuine question to ask you's?
What should I do?
I have a Marshall 9100 50/50 that I never use. I know that it's a very good amplifier and I don't know what to do with it.
I have the Marshall 80/80 valvestate in my rack.
Do any of you's think that I should sell the 9100 or should I keep it?
Would it sound better in my set-up as its all valve?
Any thoughts please as I'm not tuned in here? 
(edit) I aready sold the 20/20 in the photograph as it was too hot to rack mount underneath any of my other units. In fact, I toasted a brand new G major 2 with it racked 1 for 1 and that lesson cost me dearly. 
But back to the point, should I keep the 9100?,   I don't know what to do with it? Would it sound better than the valvestate 80/80. ?

Simple answer (and go RG here comes one tube head LoL), yes it will sound better than the valvestate 80/80 and probably sound louder (less watts, but tube watts  are they different f%^k yeah (shouldn't be but just are!!)). As RG says it comes down to practicality, if you don't "need" to part with it then don't (but then I don't typically sell things..). I suspect the 50/50 all tube will sound better than the valvestate, but hey try it and see, your ears will tell you 
Each to their own re selling things, my strong tendency is to NOT, I sold one guitar in 43 years, totally regret it.. but hey, that me...

[MarshallJMP]

I never liked the sound of the 9100 50/50 and 9200 100/100 power amps.But the 20/20 is one kickass poweramp.It sounds waaaaaaay different from the monoblocks.

[DorsetRatt]

Once I heard that the 9100 tend to brake down a lot, is this true?

Hey El,

I can only comment on the one I owned really ... had it for a couple of years, and it doubled up as a home/practice rig as well, so it was in use 3 hours a day (but at much lower volume). Come to think of it, I (unwisely) disconnected the internal fan to cut out the background noise so it must have been running much hotter than normal ... but it never gave me any problems.

[DorsetRatt]

I never liked the sound of the 9100 50/50 and 9200 100/100 power amps.But the 20/20 is one kickass poweramp.It sounds waaaaaaay different from the monoblocks.

Hey MJMP ... I'm curious, is it the EL84 sound of the Marshall 20/20 that appeals to you?

When I sold my 9100 I replaced it with a Boogie 20/20 (running EL84s). But for me I've been struggling with the Boogie (and yet to work out why?), hence my regret at selling the 9100.

[MarshallJMP]

Well the sound but also the circuit design is different from the mono blocks.It just sounds and feels different and okay an EL84 will sound a bit different from an EL34 but there's more to it,can't explain why.

[rnolan]

Hey Rusty, from reading all these posts, sell it and buy a (new) Carvin TS100 (either the EL34 or 6L6, won't matter much) and bliss out IMHO. And they smell so nice when they're new  kind of the new car smell, but new amp instead, lasts quite a while I found.

[DorsetRatt]

hahaha ... so a vote for wrong colour, and another vote for not being smelly enough

[rnolan]

Well the smell was just a bonus  The TS100 is a great amp with MP1/2 if you want a tube amp that's not as heavy to lug as earlier amps, it's still a brick though...(3 x transformers)  but great transparent sound.