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Marshall DSL40CR vs Orange Crush 35RT: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Marshall DSL40CR: 86% of 44 owners recommend it, vs 42% of 12 for the Orange Crush 35RT.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Marshall DSL40CR

86%of 44 owners recommend
86% recommend · 7% neutral · 7% don't
Owners praise
  • Sounds great, punches above its price
  • Extremely versatile, wide tonal range
  • Excellent clean channel
Owners complain about
  • Loud, low-volume tone divides owners
  • Weak, thin onboard reverb
  • Distortion channel and bass voicing not for everyone
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Orange Crush 35RT

42%of 12 owners recommend
42% recommend · 25% neutral · 33% don't
Owners praise
  • Rich, valve-like tone
  • Excellent clean channel
  • Great value for the money
Owners complain about
  • Gain channel divisive, fizzy or dark
  • Too loud for bedroom practice
  • Stock speaker limits the tone
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What Marshall DSL40CR owners say

“Sounds awesome, I’m sick of those digital amps with millions of presets that take hours to go through.”
— @way2sh0rt07grad on YouTube
“When it first arrived, I couldn’t stop playing the CLEAN channel for well over an hour!”
— @michaelyolch on YouTube
“Way too much treble.”
— @marvinmartin3438 on YouTube

What Orange Crush 35RT owners say

“Who ever put a tuner inside an amp is a genius”
— @jacobseraphin685 on YouTube
“It's tones are very good. It's not as versatile as other amp in its price range (built in fx etc) but it's focused on quality sound is the best.”
— @toro514 on YouTube
“The Orange is kind of a one trick pony. It’s a good trick, but still. The distortion tones are dark and sludgy. I had one for a hot minute but quickly got tired of it.”
— fatherbowie on Reddit