After a lot of prodding from GJgo, I bought a Mark IIC+ off Reverb (I mean, a LOT of prodding, he tracked the deal down, nagged me, and practically hit the 'buy' button). It was definitely way too good of a deal to pass up.
So I now own an SG (60 watt, graphic eq). It's a lovely amplifier.
First impressions: this is a really good amp. Not selling my Mark V, though. Now that I've added some AT7s to the V it's really earned my respect.
Second impressions: my poor Mark III. The III may be more aggressive but I can dial in reasonably high values on Vol 1 and Treble and still get a really good clean sound. On my blue stripe the clean channel gets dirtied up as soon as the treble gets over 5 or 6.
I'm keeping the IIC+, for sure. I like it more than the JP-2C I had. (I'm keeping the III as well, for sentimental reasons).
It's nice to have some sense of what the real deal is. AT THIS MOMENT I still think that the Mark V can be everything the IIC+ and offer more flexibility, but it's awfully nice to finally have one.
Now I have to be able to let go of it long enough to send back to Petaluma. This is going to be rough.
-Dan
So I now own an SG (60 watt, graphic eq). It's a lovely amplifier.
First impressions: this is a really good amp. Not selling my Mark V, though. Now that I've added some AT7s to the V it's really earned my respect.
Second impressions: my poor Mark III. The III may be more aggressive but I can dial in reasonably high values on Vol 1 and Treble and still get a really good clean sound. On my blue stripe the clean channel gets dirtied up as soon as the treble gets over 5 or 6.
I'm keeping the IIC+, for sure. I like it more than the JP-2C I had. (I'm keeping the III as well, for sentimental reasons).
It's nice to have some sense of what the real deal is. AT THIS MOMENT I still think that the Mark V can be everything the IIC+ and offer more flexibility, but it's awfully nice to finally have one.
Now I have to be able to let go of it long enough to send back to Petaluma. This is going to be rough.
-Dan