Coliseum 300-Coliseum Lead-Ampeg 810

[lifelesseyes]

I just purchased a Coliseum 300, and a Coliseum Lead. I am planning on running them through an ampeg 810.

I have never ran 2 amps at once before. Does anyone have any experience with how this setup may work out for me?

[loudthud]

The Ampeg 810 uses 32 ohm speakers all in parallel for a 4 ohm load. Since you can't hook two amps to a single load you have to split the 810 into two 8 ohm loads. That will only draw about 100W out of each amp. What you really need is three more of those 810s.

[lifelesseyes]

Are there nay other options other than that that you can think of? If I were to run them regardless, would it function still? I also own a Kustom 215...Could I run a portion of it through that as well?

I also have a  Traynor PM-300 power amp. Could that be utilized in this combo at all?

[EdBass]

The Ampeg 810 uses 32 ohm speakers all in parallel for a 4 ohm load. Since you can't hook two amps to a single load you have to split the 810 into two 8 ohm loads. That will only draw about 100W out of each amp. What you really need is three more of those 810s.

With that cab you have no other options other than split it into two 32 ohm loads and that would REALLY cut the output. I think later Ampeg 810 were factory wired with inputs to run it as a single 8X10 4 ohm cab or dual separate 4X10 8 ohm cabs.

But as 'thud advises; under no circumstance hook up two amps to a single load.

[lifelesseyes]

What suggestions do you have for other cabinets then in place of the 810?

[EdBass]

How about another 810? Should be plenty loud.

[EdBass]

I assumed you are using the gear for bass guitar, but reading back through the posts I don't see where you ever specified the application. What are you using the rig for?