Connecting the Venus 5 with other gear
The following illustrations will help you to properly connect your Venus 5 to other amps,
extension speaker cabinets, and recording and P.A. gear. Make sure the amp and all other
gear are turned off whenever you make or change any connections.
Driving one external speaker cabinet
Using a heavy-gauge speaker cord, connect the output jack labeled Speaker 1 to the speaker
input on an extension cabinet with a minimum of a 4-ohm impedance and power-handling
capacity of at least 60 watts for the Venus 5. A single 8- or 16-ohm extension cabinet can
be used, too. For the best tone and maximum output, we recommend using any of the
RIVERA speaker cabinets loaded with either Celestion Vintage 30's, G12H-30’s, or T75’s.
Note: Regardless of the type or number of speaker cabinets you use, always make sure that
the Venus 5's Impedance Selector is set to match the speaker cabinet's impedance.
Driving internal and one external speaker cabinet
In this configuration, the Venus 5 is driving the internal speaker load, with an identical
impedance external load. Using heavy-gauge speaker cords, connect the output jack labeled
Speaker 2 to the speaker inputs on extension cabinets with a minimum 8-ohm impedance
and power-handling capacity of 60 watts. Set the Venus 5's Impedance Selector to 4 ohms.
Driving two speaker cabinets
In this configuration, the Venus 5 is driving two speaker cabinets with identical
impedance's. Using heavy-gauge speaker cords, connect the output jacks labeled Speaker 1
and Speaker 2 to the speaker inputs on extension cabinets with a minimum 8-ohm
impedance and power-handling capacity of 60 watts. You can also hook up two 16-ohm
cabinets, but avoid if possible the use of two 4-ohm cabinets, because the overall
