Hi, I was just wondering how close does the Quad preamp come to the actual Mark IIc+ and the Mark III ?
The first channel of the Quad is a suppose to be according to Mike B.
in fact closer to the Mark IIc+ than the mark IIc preamp as implied.
And channel 2 is suppose to be the preamp stage from a Mark III
(black strip or no stripe version?)
But has anyone tried this experiment take an actual Mark IIc+ and set it up for maximum gain/distortion then play through it listen and compare the sound to the Quad preamp on channel 1's lead mode set the controls the same way on the Quad preamp for maximum distortion and hook up the Quad preamp through the Mark IIc+'s effects loop into the return jack so your only using the IIc+ as a power amp and the Quad as a preamp?
Then repeat the above process with an actual Mark III amp and test it the same way?
Does the Quad have the same amount of gain as a actual Mark IIc+ when using channel one's lead mode and the same amount of gain as a actual Mark III on channel two lead mode?
Also does the Quad have the same tone and balls of those amps
I have heard its weaker and has less gain than the respected amps it's modeled after.
Has anyone had a chance to compare them?
Thanx, Jackel
The first channel of the Quad is a suppose to be according to Mike B.
in fact closer to the Mark IIc+ than the mark IIc preamp as implied.
And channel 2 is suppose to be the preamp stage from a Mark III
(black strip or no stripe version?)
But has anyone tried this experiment take an actual Mark IIc+ and set it up for maximum gain/distortion then play through it listen and compare the sound to the Quad preamp on channel 1's lead mode set the controls the same way on the Quad preamp for maximum distortion and hook up the Quad preamp through the Mark IIc+'s effects loop into the return jack so your only using the IIc+ as a power amp and the Quad as a preamp?
Then repeat the above process with an actual Mark III amp and test it the same way?
Does the Quad have the same amount of gain as a actual Mark IIc+ when using channel one's lead mode and the same amount of gain as a actual Mark III on channel two lead mode?
Also does the Quad have the same tone and balls of those amps
I have heard its weaker and has less gain than the respected amps it's modeled after.
Has anyone had a chance to compare them?
Thanx, Jackel