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Offline sunnfever

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Coliseum 880 Slave Amp Question
« on: February 15, 2006, 09:55:44 pm »
I would like to know if you use the pre-amp out to connect a coliseum slave amp? I know it sounds stupid but I don't see a dedicated slave amp out like my 2000S. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks  :roll:

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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2006, 10:29:01 pm »
If you have a preamp out, that will work well as an input to the slave amp.
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« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2006, 12:55:18 am »
Thanks for the info. This is my first Coliseum 880 and besides the two speaker outs it only has the monitor in and preamp out on back panel. May get a slave amp soon and wanted to make sure. Thanks!

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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2006, 02:00:32 pm »
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I know it sounds stupid but I don't see a dedicated slave amp out like my 2000S.


You have a 2000S with a dedicated slave amp out? Can you email a pic how that's wired into the circuit? I would love to check that out!

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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2006, 02:45:18 pm »
I love my sunn amps but I admit I am lacking in complete info on every model. I have always assumed that the quarter inch on the chasis and between the power tubes was for a slave amp. If it isn't then what is it for? Like it isn't loud enough already!(he he!) :lol:

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« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2006, 04:15:04 pm »
It's the adjustment point for biasing the tubes. There were some modified 2000S's (Felix Pappalardi's for example) that could be daisy chained together and use one preamp to control multiple heads. I thought maybe you had one of these rarities, and I could "go to school" on the circuit.

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« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2006, 09:33:01 pm »
Ineresting info. Mine is unmodified as far as I know. It is a pretty clean example except for the missing back piece and somebody installed a grounded plug. No bass boost so i'm thinking early 1968. It is in my limited experience the cleanest most beutiful tone I have ever heard. Bass or 6 string.

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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2006, 04:46:56 pm »
I believe you are correct about your amps age. The 2000S and it's siblings are great examples of basic, straight forward tube instrument amplifiers. Pure and simple, nothing fancy, but a good solid design that sounds fantastic, especially for bass guitar.