It might be a dumb thing to suggest, but why not try contacting ashdown directly
Often companies are prepared to send out the part for very little or even free
The Marshall vba and DBS 7400 will run a 2 ohm load with no issues
I use two 4 ohm Marshall cabs and either a hartke lh500 or Marshall 7200 DBS head (which need a maximum 4 ohm load) with a cable that runs the cabs in what was described to me as series parallel. Apparently the heads 'sees' a load of something around 6 ohms. This is what my amp tech tells me!
Tech 21 Oxford gone pending
Now happy to trade for coin of the realm.
Looking for £100 posted for the vt, and £80 posted for the mab od
Still looking for a phat phuk b though
Just like yourself, I have never managed to get anything more than an ok sound from a trace unit.
They have always sounded sterile and bland to me.
I appreciate that's what some people are after, but for me - no thanks.