through my custom LDS cab is unbelievable!
The cabinet is made up of 1-12" B&C NEO, 1-8" mid-driver, and 1-5.25" upper mid-driver that extends into tweeter range without the harshness that typical tweeters have in most of the consumer bass cabinets I've tried. 8 ohms, 500 watt handling capability, 42lbs. I can't seem to get a good picture of it, but it's a tiny physical footprint with a huge sonic footprint. I paid less than 75% of what I would have paid for the only comparable consumer cabinet - an Accugroove Tri-112 - and am very pleased with the results. Especially when paired with my MarkBass SA450.
The SA450 is essentially a LittleMark II with the addition of a semi-parametric high-mid and low-mid e.q.
500 watts at 4 ohms, 7.5lbs (yes, really!!) and ridiculously loud. Blows Ampeg's SVT3Pro away. Louder than Eden WT550, and dang close to the WT800.
Very punchy, yet can get warm as well. Certainly not "tubey", but it can get "old school". MarkBass does make the same amp with a preamp tube - the TA501, which I understand gets that ampeg thing happening, but again much lighter and much louder.
Guitar Center is the only US retailer for these amps, and ours doesn't have them in stock yet, but they can order it for you. If you're considering it, just do it! I can't rave about this amp enough. Blows away my old rack rig (SWR Grand Prix/QSC USA 850) at about 1/10 of the weight.
I know Teeple loves his too.
I also highly recommend having Don at Low Down Sound build cabs for you. He will do anything you want, from my little cabinet to a 6x10 Ultralight, to a big old 8x10 fridge, and they will kill the consumer offerings for a lot less money. I know Hutnick has a LDS 2x8 that he was really digging last I knew.
