Sparky Mark

I own an SVT210AV and whilst it is a lovely sounding medium duty cabinet it is a sealed design and doesn't go particularly loud or deep and is better used in pairs depending on the genre and venue. It has a cloth front so is more susceptible to damage on public transport than the metal markbass grill. Of those choices the markbass will go louder and deeper and consequently is more flexible and would be my choice.

I had the same experience with neo Bergantino AE112s versus their ceramic HT112ER and EX112ER cabs. The heavier ceramics just had more depth and power to their sound.

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1499268448' post='3330418'] I suspect one of the other italian Class D companies designed it like Powersoft. [/quote] I don't think so. Markbass actually states that it invested a lot of resources in its own R&D to develop what it calls its MPT (Mark Proprietary Technology ) class D power amplifiers. Markbass may have been slightly economic with certain information in the past but I don't believe they are being untruthful about this.

I had a class D LM3 in my CMD121P and it sounded just as punchy as my class AB separate LM3. The sound is primarily down to the pre amp which was identical. Markbass developed its own 500w class D power amp and it is very full sounding. The 1000W power amp is based on the same design elements.

Absolutely. Although all the LM series has ever meant to me was the physical size of the box. I have three of the larger format markbass heads and a LM3 and they all share the same class AB power section and almost identical pre amps. Once markbass had developed its own 1000W class D power board and squeezed it into the LM Ninja I assumed a LM1000 in standard black and yellow livery wouldn't be far behind. The green Ninja is even more Marmite than the wasp colour scheme I think. I do have a TA503 with four bands of semi-parametric EQ which is really useful for taming the low end on occasion almost like a high pass filter; but as you say straight up is usually fine the majority of the time.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1499105609' post='3329224'] Mute I'd agree with, but would probably want a footswitch for it (Otherwise why not use the volume Knob). The others are fine ideas in themselves, but to my mind it would cease to be an LM. [/quote] Both a mute facility and 1000W are available on other LM heads. The semi parametric mids haven't been but make the discontinued SA450 a much more flexible head than the LM2 or LM3.

Mute facility, semi-parametric high and low mids and the 1000W power section from the Ninja head.