PJB Double 4 BG-75 v Markbass Micromark 801 Volume

[thebassist]

I'm sure this is a dumb question but can someone tell me which will be louder please?

PJB Double 4 that is 70 watts with 2x4" speakers or a Markbass Micromark 801 that is 60 watts with 1x8" speaker.

Edited October 31, 2017 by thebassist

[ped]

This may help!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioKAeEoByYI

[thebassist]

Damn the PJB wins it to my ears.

[CameronJ]

I agree!

[machinehead]

The PJB sounds really precise and tight but the AER is fuller. For my taste they are the winners. I could live with either.

Frank.

[yorks5stringer]

The Micromark is actually only 45 watts at 8 ohms but (as we all know) its not just about wattage!

[Twanger]

I love that demo. It's the simplest, most straightforward comparison of small amps I've ever seen. But OP asks about volume - the the volumes are set arbitrarily, so the demo doesn't really help.

I know this is a semi zombie thread, but it interests me, so on I go.

My feeling is that the Markbass would punch through better. It's has a middy sheen to the sound, which would probably work better in a gig full of ambient noise and other instruments than the PJB. But the PJB would sound better in a studio, being more natural and articulate. Now, has anyone actually got the experience which would prove me right or wrong?

 

[CameronJ]

You’re probably right about the tonal characteristics of the Markbass vs the PJB but I wouldn’t want to play a gig with either of them competing with a load of ambient noise and other instruments...

I own the PJB and strongly suspect the Markbass will go louder.

[Twanger]

I can imagine so. Thanks for the answer.