TSE X50 V2 Vs. Nick Crow 8505 and 7170

[TPMusic]

I have seen a few random posts when looking through threads that use TSE X50 V2 and they all wonder how it sounds in comparison to the Nick Crow 8505 and 7170, this also made me curious so I made a quick comparison.

I used the Lasse & Mago DI Pack to keep it simple and I used TSE808 and lecab2 and just switched around the amp sims. Also, no extra EQ besides a simple high and low pass. I also "mastered" it; compression, saturation, and then maximizer. Nothing too drastic just to give an idea of a "finished" sound.

you can download/listen to the wav files here: https://www.copy.com/s/gxRkstFq89P4/Comparison

 

[YacobBeatsStudio]

All three tones were pretty good, but the tse x50 v2's distortion has a lot more of a full sound to it imo.

 

[atoragon]

they all sound good, the 8505 has a very balanced sound!

 

[Astrikos]

X50 sounded best and 8505 came second for me

 

[texisthebest]

X50 sounds better here

 

[Scottxx]

Yep...
1st) X50 V2
2nd) 8505
3rd) 7170

 

[TPMusic]

Seems everyone is coming to the same conclusion. I might add a couple more 5150 sims to this to get more opinions.