BMBR Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) Recently bought a Tiny Terror 1000W as a spare - it has impedance switch on back 4ohm and 8 ohm. Silly question - but if I play into 4 ohm cab but leave amp switched to 8ohm would that reduce the 1000W to half(ish) ? Asking as I have a cab which is 600W and I'm concerned if I ever have to use it on the full 1000W. Edited August 30, 2016 by BMBR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 No, amp will possibly fry. Single cab must always be the same, or bigger number on ohms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMBR Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Thanks Lozz - it confuses me all the time - having a senior moment ! Hop you are doing well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) Leave it switched to 4 ohm. It'll handle an 8 ohm load in that configuration no problem. Edited August 30, 2016 by Bigwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 [quote name='BMBR' timestamp='1472562307' post='3122115'] Thanks Lozz - it confuses me all the time - having a senior moment ! Hop you are doing well [/quote] Yeah all good thanks, hope same with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 yeh what lozz said, and also just to add it puts out a 1000w at both 8 and 4, also that thing is a beast of an amp! loved mine! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interpol52 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I had a 500w version of this, it was the loudest amp I have ever owned. The thought of a 1000w one terrifies me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBGuitar Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Thought I'd ask the reverse of that question here rather than open a new topic: if you have it on 4ohm mode and play through an 8ohm cab, what happens? Less power? Smoke and flames? Sod all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 If the amp is set to 4Ω, then that's the MINIMUM impedance that the output stage expects to see. Anything over that (e.g. an 8Ω cab) is fine; you'll get a reduced output from the amp, so it won't be as loud (so you'll have to boost the master volume control to compensate), but a 1000W amp should still have tons of power, even into an 8Ω cab. No smoke or flames though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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