Orange Tiny Terror 1000W

[BMBR]

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

[Lozz196]

No, amp will possibly fry. Single cab must always be the same, or bigger number on ohms.

[BMBR]

Thanks Lozz - it confuses me all the time - having a senior moment !
Hop you are doing well

[Bigwan]

Leave it switched to 4 ohm. It'll handle an 8 ohm load in that configuration no problem.

Edited August 30, 2016 by Bigwan

[Lozz196]

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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?

[0175westwood29]

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

[interpol52]

I had a 500w version of this, it was the loudest amp I have ever owned. The thought of a 1000w one terrifies me.

[NBGuitar]

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?

[paul_5]

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.