Marshall 8100 vs 8200 vs vs100, best tone?

[BC666]

Whats the best tone marshall valvestate head:
8100
8200
vs100 ?

 

[kaomao]

if I'm not wrong Chuck shuldiner used the 8100, the old one I guess

 

[MetalJonesy]

i like the 8100,

i have a modified 8080 head which sounds pretty decent, however id love either the 8100 or VS100, the VS100 sounded really good back when i used to play one!

 

[StefTD]

I own a VS100, had to use it for a while with a bad old cabinet without any boost or stuff like that.
Didn't sound that good at that time, the last time I used it I had a noise gate and a boost in front of it,
an external eq in the loop to boost some hi mids, cut some lo mids and some hi and it
sounded way better, played it through a harley benton cab, but with vintage 30s, not really crushing
or anything like that, but quite good for an amp that cost me 120 euros.

 

[stuh84]

I have an 8200, it can nail Death and early Meshuggah tones without even thinking about it. I've not had chance to play an 8100, but I've compared it to an 8080, and besides the lack of chorus, it sounds near enough identical to me.