Mark Five:50

[ryjan]

That's all well and good, but can they make it 1U rackmount?

Wait a minute....
In all seriousness, I'd like to see a scaled down Triaxis in the same vein as the Mark V compared to the V:25 with an integrated 20/20 styled EL84 power section.
"The Tri-2:25"

 

[elvis]

Aaaaaand... we've lost him.

:shock:

 

[ryjan]

Aaaaaand... we've lost him.

:shock:

Come on man! We all have delusions of being on Mesa's R&D team from time to time. :lol:
That and I'd really like to see a new rack preamp from Mesa sometime.

 

[elvis]

Racks are so last week...

 

[screamingdaisy]

You know, considering the popularity of the mini heads it might be worth it for Mesa to make a mini mono power amp. Maybe a 25w/10w version of the Simul-Satallite, in 1x12 and head versions (the chassis being a 1U rack mount in a head or combo shell).

I think it'd likely prove popular with the dudes who love the Minis but find they're not quite enough to carry some of their gigs, and with the dudes who want to go stereo but don't want to carry around a rack or pay for a full second amp just to slave into. 25w would be more than enough to carry delay next to one of their 100w amps so the market isn't just limited to dudes who're into the mini amps.

 

[bandit2013]

I would love the Mark V if it did not use the simul-class circuit. If this amp had full class A/B 50W it would be awesome. When I use the 45W mode, I burn though tubes to quickly (a few hours vs 6 to 8 months). Also had to replace all grid resistors since the Carbon Comp ones failed. If the Mark V sounded as nice as the RA100 or Roadster at 50W I would be very happy. Perhaps I am just not on the Class A bandwagon. The 10W mode sounds good too but seems to be the only way to get that tube saturation similar to the Roadster or RA100 using the 50W setting. I would trade in my V for a version with full Class A/B at 50W as long as the 100W mode was available. Even better if it had Dual Rectifier for use with all channels. Call it the Mark 6 or make a new product series that marries the Rectifier amp with the Mark Amp.

 

[Shai`tan]

Has anyone tried the V 25 with either a Simul-Satelite... or Fryette Power Station?

 

[primal]

...... or Fryette Power Station?

Yup,

http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=70384

It works very nicely with the Fryette Power Station

 

[Monstercastle]

I burn though tubes to quickly (a few hours vs 6 to 8 months). Also had to replace all grid resistors since the Carbon Comp ones failed.

You burned through tubes in a few hours in 45 watt mode? Seriously? Color me dubious.

 

[Authorized Boogie]

I would love the Mark V if it did not use the simul-class circuit. If this amp had full class A/B 50W it would be awesome. When I use the 45W mode, I burn though tubes to quickly (a few hours vs 6 to 8 months). Also had to replace all grid resistors since the Carbon Comp ones failed. If the Mark V sounded as nice as the RA100 or Roadster at 50W I would be very happy. Perhaps I am just not on the Class A bandwagon. The 10W mode sounds good too but seems to be the only way to get that tube saturation similar to the Roadster or RA100 using the 50W setting. I would trade in my V for a version with full Class A/B at 50W as long as the 100W mode was available. Even better if it had Dual Rectifier for use with all channels. Call it the Mark 6 or make a new product series that marries the Rectifier amp with the Mark Amp.

The 45W setting IS class A/B!

"10/45/90 Watt Power Switches: Choose 2 power tubes operating in pure vintage Class A (single-ended), producing 10 Watts - 2 tubes running in Class A/B producing 45 Watts or 4 tubes running in Simul-Class Power that blends Class A and Class A/B simultaneously to produce 90 Watts"

 

[riku]

This isn't actually a bad idea and something that Mesa has done before. DC-3, DC-5 and DC-10 or Single, Dual and Triple Rec.

It could be the Mark V:25 has 2 channels, Mark V:50 3 channels and Mark V:90 has 4 channels.

 

[Shai`tan]

" When I use the 45W mode, I burn though tubes to quickly (a few hours vs 6 to 8 months). Also had to replace all grid resistors since the Carbon Comp ones failed"

I hope Mesa is looking into this issue.

 

[bandit2013]

They did come part way to your wish. There is a Mark 35 that I saw on the Mesa Web site. Not a 50w but 35W.