no offense to the heads...
but...
I think I have to say that the 2000xl sounds "classic", warm, and smooth.
I think the 1000 sounds bright, punchy and, accurate.
Mainly,
the 2000 series has only one filter without the effects card. so, you really can only do a low pass filter, which removes the high frequencies. This alone is enough to make the sound different in the way you produce beats on it as compared to the 1000.
The 1000 has so many options, that I find my music sounding more digital because Im adding effects right off the bat to try to pull the sound to where I want it, when I should have done more before i sampled it. plus compression, reverb,
there is really no way to compair the two sound wise.
If anyone wants, I can do a dry drum break on the 1000 vs 2000 vs 3000, to see what the difference really is.
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