ZT Lunchbox vs Junior Loudness

[mr. beaumont]

I'm not sure what you mean by that.

The original Lunchbox is much louder, and yes, can drive a external speaker cab.

[philipark]

i mean junior doesn't have 55 size external output for cabinet/line so the question is does 35 size headphone out works just as same as 55 size ext output on original lunchbox ?

[mr. beaumont]

No, a headphone jack cannot double as a external speaker output.

[philipark]

I think I'll go with the Jr model. it has no cabinet output and reverb though... it's really hard to find used ones on the market. XP

[rpjazzguitar]

Just to add my 2 cents.

I had the original Lunchbox amp and found it useless. I could not get a sound I liked. I'm aware that others have a better impression of it.

They advertised it at 200 watts, but that was peak power. RMS is much lower. I thought it sounded even worse when turned up loud. Also, it needs to be on the floor to have any bass response at all. Very screechy on a shelf. That can make things difficult in the back of a stage, with the speaker pointed at people's ankles. I got more useful volume out of a 12 watt Crate practice amp, but head height.

It's small and light -- but, for example, the DV Mark Little Jazz is only 15 lbs (the LB is around 10 iirc) and the LJ sounds dramatically better. The LJ is roughly a 10 inch cube. Bigger than the LB, but not by that much. Prices are similar.

I ended up annoyed with myself that I fell for the hype. But, OTOH, some people like it. I'd strongly suggest getting a return privilege if you buy one.