Re: Marshall DSL 401 vs Blackstar HT40 vs ?6505+ vs ??
Anyway, are we in 40watter country for your specific wattage needs, or due to financial limitations for the purchase??? Because the answer to that question might just change everything.
If it's the size not the price, PRS [or PRS SE] 30 or 50. Definitely. These guys, even the Chinese versions, absolutely own the entire category, and even the PRS 30 SE combo can annihilate quite a few halfstack configurations.
MESA 50 my foot... it can't hold a candle to the simplest of import PRS combos.