braintheory
Well-known member
Hey guys, so I just got a Mesa Strategy 400 with presence knobs on front and I was comparing running my preamp through that vs the poweramp of my mark iic+ and it seems they sounded almost identical with the eq disengaged on the iic+. The iic+ just sound slightly more aggressive and less headroom, but almost the same. However, when I engaged the eq it sounded monstrous and way more impressive than the strategy with the preamp. Also, the iic+ was quite a bit louder with the same volume settings as the strategy. Is this normal? I would’ve expected the strategy to be louder. Maybe the strategy just has a more gradual volume taper?
Also, how would I connect the preamp from one of my heads to the strategy poweramp? I’m curious now to compare my iic+’s preamp to the strategy vs it’s own poweramp
Also, how would I connect the preamp from one of my heads to the strategy poweramp? I’m curious now to compare my iic+’s preamp to the strategy vs it’s own poweramp