Orange Terror Bass with Epifani UL310?

[ninerfan]

So I've got gas once again. I've been happy with my small rig which is a LMII into an Epifani UL310. Admittedly I haven't dialed in my VT deluxe pedal and it sits on my board unused. Lately I've been really starting to gas over an Orange Terror Bass 500. It runs at 4 or 8 ohm, but how will it do with 5.3 ohms? The TB will do 500 watts at 4 and 8 ohms. How may watts will the cab pull at 5.3?
Anyone running a TB with an Epifani cab?
My big rig is a SVT-II --> NV610, but sadly it rarely leaves the studio. We mostly play 45 minute sets with pa support so it's overkill and inconvinient. I'm looking for a portable tubby awesome rig. Should I just dial in the VT and use it with my LMII or is the TB as cool as everyone is saying it is?

 

[rigtec]

"...It runs at 4 or 8 ohm, but how will it do with 5.3 ohms? The TB will do 500 watts at 4 and 8 ohms. How may watts will the cab pull at 5.3?"

Hi ninerfan,

If the TB will do 500Wrms at 4ohms and around 250 to 300W into 8ohms, figure about 450 to 475 at 5.3Wrms would be a relative guess! Rgds

 

[B-string]

This is a question you REALLY need to ask Orange customer service, as well as do you use the 4 or 8 ohm setting for your cab (if they even say it is safe to do so).

 

[bassmachine2112]

The Terror bass does 500 watt into 4 or 8 ohm,very clever these Orange chaps.
There was a test on the internet and the Terror did just over 500 watt at 4 and 8 ohm with peaks over 900 watt.

 

[cfsporn]

Normally, SS amps are cool running into any ohmocity equal to or greater than their listed minimum, but I'm not quite sure how that switch works on the TB, so I'll defer to one of our resident knower of things here.

I'd say it should be okay to run as long as it is on the 4 ohm setting, and if my math is correct, it should push ~380 watts with that load.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Treat the 5.3-ohm load as a 4-ohm load. You shouldn't have any problems. I have never had any issues with any of my tube or SS heads.

 

[B-string]

I will repeat, ask the manufacturer. It is a SS output amp with a switch for 8 and 4 ohm operation that has the same output at 4 or 8 ohms so it is unique. Don't assume