Little Mark Tube 800 Vs Little Mark 2

[Sibob]

Hi guys,

I love my LittleMark 2, does the LittleMarkT800 compare in it's tone?. Obviously I understand it will have different elements to it, such as the tube tone etc, but just wondered if the core tone is the same? Does the digital power section affect the tone at all?

Cheers
Si

[Lozz196]

Having just bought a Little Mark Tube 500, I did a bit (ok, virtually all last night) of research, and the opinion seems to be that the 800 is a tad sharper on the sound than the 500. I don`t know how that relates to the LM2, but if you`ve tried the LMT 500, it gives an approximation.

[Sibob]

I've not tried the LMT500 either.
Sharper on the sound,? one might extrapolate that if the tubes are a bit warmer....that it might even out then?!

Or not?! Lol

Cheers
Si

[Prime_BASS]

MATE!!!

As far as I understand it the LMtube series solid state side is the same front end as the standard littlemarks. it just has the added tube and a mix n
knob to mix between the two. It's not 'tubet tone' at all, it just a total mix knob, from 100% SS to 100% Tube front end. it doesn't try to sound like an all tube amp, it sounds like a very good high end tube preamp, it won't get dirty though, but the extra harmonics you'll get from the tube make the extra cost worth it.

in regards to 800watt to 500watt, all you get is a little extra headroom, and personally the difference is minimal. If you are maxing a LMTube 500 with a single compact then you are deaf and are playing too loud. I've used that setup many times in humungo halls with no PA support and still got compliants at the back of the room that the bass was too loud, and the LMtube was barely stretching it's legs.

the two preamps do sound extremely similar, the only real sound difference is in the extra harmonic distortion you get from tubes anyway. It just helps bring out every note even clearer and sound cleaner.

Edited September 9, 2012 by Prime_BASS

[Musicman20]

I tried the LMTube, LM3 and LMTube800.

The LM3 was the best option, for me.

Simple solid state clarity and warmth.

[0175westwood29]

I def find that my lmt500 is much warmer than my old lm2 but with the changeable pre amp it can obviously go nice and clean

This is my second really happy only selling mine at min as i need smaller foot print.

Andy

[Sibob]

Yeah I'm not interested in it because I'm maxing the LM2, just thinking if I move the Streamliner on, wouldn't mind another Markbass, but something a bit different

Cheers for the input

Si

[0175westwood29]

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1347195687' post='1797874']
Yeah I'm not interested in it because I'm maxing the LM2, just thinking if I move the Streamliner on, wouldn't mind another Markbass, but something a bit different

Cheers for the input

Si
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at some point id love to try the markbass heads with have the extra mid controls.

andy