Hmm, something's not right here.
I could gig with my Trace 1x15" 150W combo, 4 ohm speaker. Loads of oomph.
I removed the amp and put it in MDF box to use as separate head.
For lightweight solution am putting it through a shiny new 300W 2x10 8 ohm cab.
This cunning strategy hasn't worked, as at rehearsal last night it really struggled. I was told that although an 8 ohm cab is only going to get half the power the difference in volume wouldn't really be noticeable. So - given it's not a powerful amp, could it be that there's a bigger difference between 150W split between 4 or 8 ohms, compared with doing the same to a 500W amp?
Or have I sh@gged the amp with my faffing about? I can't believe there's much drop in quality between an entry level 90s Trace and a 2018 300W Laney.
I'm hoping it's all about the ohms, otherwise I've been stupid.