Just visited Guitar Center today and fooled around with a Little Mark Tube 800. It is indeed a little warmer sounding than the Little Mark II. It also has phantom power and two inputs with level controls. Personally, I think it sits on the EB side of the fence, but it could be a good match for other folks instruments. Frankly, I was a little surprised by it's pre amp, of course I had the VLE and VPF controls all the way off.
Ric
Ric