Seeking for 350 watts amp at 2 ohms

[JoseBarrero]

Hello there guys. I have recently bought 2 old Trace Elliot cabinets. One is the 1048 H; 10x4 and 300 watts at 8 ohms. The other one is a 1524 T; 2x15 and 400 watts at 4 ohms. I know I need an amp to make them work fine rated to 2 ohms, but I think there are not a lot of these out there... Can you help me, please? The previous owner had an Eden Nemesis NA 320. Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

Most Carvin amps will do 2 Ohms.
Also, a dual mono block amp might be what you need.
Again Carvin comes to mind. BX1600 for instance.
Disclaimer: Not affiliated with Carvin in any way.
I just think they have lots of good options in their line of bass amps.
There are other brands that will do what you need, they just don't come to mind right away.

 

[quickervicar]

Most all-tube beasts are safe down to 2 ohms, including my Trace Quatravalve

 

[ashtray]

I would suggest a dedicated two channel power amp (QSC, Crest, etc) - that way you can control the volume of each cab by having them on separate channels.

 

[MuthaFunk]

If your looking to do it on the cheap a used SWR SM350 will do it.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Some of the older class D Genz Benz do 2 ohms and some are dual 4 ohm. Of course there's a few vintage bigboy Trace dual channel models out there but not commonly for sale.

 

[Boot Soul]

You cannot wire a 4 Ohm and 8 Ohm cab together in any way to get a 2 Ohm load on a single output channel. I agree that a two channel power amp is your best choice.

 

[basscooker]

You cannot wire a 4 Ohm and 8 Ohm cab together in any way to get a 2 Ohm load on a single output channel.

He isn't trying to MAKE a 2 ohm load... he needs an amp that is safe to operate below 4 ohms.
In parallel, he'll have 2.67 ohms (nominally)

 

[Bill Whitehurst]

Old Acoustics usually can handle 2 ohms.
PV used to use the 2 power to name amps,
for example the 400 series.

 

[two fingers]

Hey @JoseBarrero !

Welcome to Talk Bass!

Where are you (roughly)?

Advice for Texas would be way different from advice for Paris.....France.

 

[Datsgor]

Walkabouts are known for working well down to 2 ohms.

 

[two fingers]

Walkabouts are known for working well down to 2 ohms.

I can confirm. I run mine with two 4 ohm Scout 15" cabs (2 ohms in parallel) all the time. It will knock you into next week with really amazing tone (in my view anyway).

 

[JoseBarrero]

Thanks a lot for advices. Is hard for me to find those amp brands in here, I am in Denmark. Anyway, now I think I know what I do have to search for... If no luck i will try to buy the amp to the previous owner of the cabs if still on sale (Eden Nemesis 320).

 

[JoseBarrero]

Researching a bit after reading all the previous posts, I think the Mark Bass Multiamp S would fit... Am I right?
MARKBASS | Bass Amplification

 

[Jools4001]

An EBS HD350 (like mine) is exactly what you need. 350 watts into 2 ohms; and they're made in Sweden so you are only a bridge away! You'll have to seek out a secondhand one if you want a 350 because they were superceded by the newer 360 a while back. The 360 looks identical and has the same features, but some people (like me) prefer the preamp in the older model, so I deliberately sought out an older amp.

You should find either a used 350 or 360 pretty easily.

 

[JoseBarrero]

I have an EBS HD 350 second hand only 49 kmts. away home! I'll go for it. Thanks a lot.

 

[tfer]

If all else fails, and you need both cabinets, get 2 200 watt amps, and biamp. Split the signal with a stereo chorus pedal.

 

[Porkchop2]

Many of the old Peavey Mark series bass heads will do 2 ohms, A mark 4 was 300 RMS @ 2 ohms, My mark 8 is 600 RMS @ 2, and I think the old Firebass heads do 700w into 2 ohms... They can be found pretty cheap too and they are damn near bullet proof.

 

[Jools4001]

I have an EBS HD 350 second hand only 49 kmts. away home! I'll go for it. Thanks a lot.

Cool, let me know how it works out. I love mine, even though it's >10 years old - I actually had a much more modern rig that I got rid of in favour of the EBS.

 

[Chef]

You cannot wire a 4 Ohm and 8 Ohm cab together in any way to get a 2 Ohm load on a single output channel. I agree that a two channel power amp is your best choice.

Sure you can.
8 ohm + 4 ohm = 2.67 ohm. No problems with a 2 ohm ready amp.

Most Mesa bass amps support 2 ohms. Walkabout, Carbine, Subway.
The old SWR Bass 350 does, and it's a bargain.
Eden WT550 and 800 will.