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Title: Orange Micro Terror hybrid amp... tube pre, 20 watt (rms) SS power
Post by: JayFett on September 07, 2012, 10:23:17 PM

I stumbled across this new little hybrid today... $150
(http://www.orangeamps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Micro-Terror.jpg)
http://www.orangeamps.com/micro-terror/ (http://www.orangeamps.com/micro-terror/)
The youtube demos sound very good.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzDohmkXeJs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzDohmkXeJs)
I eagerly await schematics to appear on the interweb!

Anyone seen one yet?

Title: Re: Orange Micro Terror hybrid amp... tube pre, 20 watt (rms) SS power
Post by: J M Fahey on September 08, 2012, 11:36:03 AM

Not yet, but guess there's not much mystery involved, 90% of Tiny Terrors are used by bedroom rockers and at those levels distortion comes from the preamp only.
In that case, powering the speaker through a couple EL84 or a 20W SS amp sounds not that different.
So I guess they simplified the preamp somewhat, using the 12AX7 only for distortion.

Title: Re: Orange Micro Terror hybrid amp... tube pre, 20 watt (rms) SS power
Post by: Loudthud on October 11, 2012, 02:15:47 PM

It runs off of a 15V 2A regulated wall wart. Weight of the amp is 0.85kg. 20W seems like a little bit of a stretch...

Title: Re: Orange Micro Terror hybrid amp... tube pre, 20 watt (rms) SS power
Post by: joecool85 on October 11, 2012, 04:18:27 PM

Quote from: Loudthud on October 11, 2012, 02:15:47 PM
It runs off of a 15V 2A regulated wall wart. Weight of the amp is 0.85kg. 20W seems like a little bit of a stretch...

I could see 20w as a peak output, it probably puts out about 10w RMS.

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