I’ve already gone several pages in this forum and I haven’t been on here not til I got my dt50 last week. Ive always hung out at the pod hd forum. Also, it’s already 2013 so I think it’s ok to post a new thread about this since I haven’t found answers for the 2.0 update.

I recently updated to 2.0 for my DT-50. Took a few tries before it worked but it’s updated now. Here are a few questions and I think it’d be a lot easier by enumerating them rather than including them in paragraph form.

1. Why does this release announcement sound as if you couldn’t pair any of the 30 preamps with the 4 voicings before 2.0???

  Free v2.0 Firmware Update  

Available as a free download, v2.0 firmware takes your DT amp from four voicings to total flexibility. Create never-before-heard amp tones by pairing any of 30 HD preamps with any combination of dynamic topologies within Reinhold Bogner’s reconfigurable tube power amp.

The dynamic topologies include four negative feedback loop options (tight, loose, zero and resonant), operating class (A/AB), power tube configuration (pentode/triode), 12AX7* (normal/boost), B+ voltage* (phase inverter high/low) and feedback capacitor* (cap X/Y).

What are the changes/improvements if you were to compare 1.2 to 2.0? I’ve already seen the L6 Topology chart so I know there’s only a few that were updated (ie. Treadplate updated to IV instead of III).  Reason I ask is because I’m confused with the official Line 6 release (shown below) saying you can “now” have total flexibility as compared to before which you could only utilize four voicings. Well, in 1.2 the topology changed already, including the A/B, pentode,triode etc.

2. Even with 2.0, Pre-models are still recommended rather than full? Definitely sounds stupid but I’m asking because there’s about 6-8 tones (that I love to death) that I’ve downloaded from custom tone which are full models. It’s my first time owning a real tube amp so my point of reference and tweaking (though subjective) as to what sounds good is still questionable IMO.

3. The dynamic topologies include four negative feedback loop options (tight, loose, zero and resonant) à Am I understanding this correctly? TIGHT is the Blackface, LOOSE is the Plexi, Zero is the AC30 chime and RESONANT is the high gain? Please correct me if I’m wrong.

I’ve purchased the dt-50 for the same reason why I started with an xt live from years back, to learn how to dial in sounds with a real tube amp. Since the XT live, I’ve gone through the X3 and currently the HD500 (3 or so something years). I hope Rowbi, Realzap or any of the forum residents can help me on this. I’ve tried reading most of Nick’s helpful posts but I just wanna make sure I’m up to date as what the best options are specially since 2.0 came out.