Orange is a long-established speaker manufacturer from the United Kingdom, which has a history of more than 50 years, and the bright orange color scheme on the speakers constitutes the iconic brand image. In 2012, Orange became the third time to win the Queen's Award for Enterprise and the Trade Award, and was identified as one of the best examples of the global development of British companies. Orange's products have crisp and loud sounds, small and cute shapes, affordable prices, and very stable quality, and have been used as the first electric guitar amps by many musicians with lighter musical styles.
Orange has a wide range of Combo loudspeakers, among which the highest sales are the Crush series, which is currently divided into three power ranges: 12W, 20W, and 35W. Even with transistor speakers, the Crush Series maintains good dynamic feedback at low volumes, and the use of thicker materials on the cabinet housing reduces cabinet vibration and makes the low frequencies more powerful and robust. The Crush series retains Orange's classic crisp Clean Tone, but with a more twisted gain, it gets the same classicCrunchTone, however, in the case of high distortion, it is not as expressive as metal speaker manufacturers such as Marshall and Mesa/Boogie. The Crush12 (12W version) is priced at less than 600 yuan, while the most powerful Crush35RT in the series is only priced at 1700 yuan. Crush is arguably one of the most cost-effective entry-level transistor speakers on the market.
In 2017, Orange launched another Combo line, Rocker. The all-tube series is currently available in Rocker15 and Rocker32 models, corresponding to 15W and 30W respectively. Both have a "bedroom mode" power adjustment function and a dual-channel design to meet the needs of musicians in different scenarios. The 8,700 yuan Rocker 32 adds a 10-inch speaker and a preamp valve to the 5,800 yuan Rocker 15, which gives it better timbre adjustability, more sensitive stereo effects and tone dry/wet adjustment. The Rocker32's two horns have independent valve outputs, which means that the player can adjust the reverb, humidity and humidity effects in one horn, and the clean tone of the guitar in the other, creating a clear, unique tonal separation.
In terms of split amps, Orange's TH series and Micro are the most noteworthy. The TH series is Orange's flagship tube amp product in recent years, with an open and shining timbre under the clean channel, with rich overtones; Eight pre- and post-amp tubes under the distortion channel deliver a fierce, modern metallic tone that minimizes gain and delivers a classic British Crunch tone. Whether it is a 30W TH30 or a 100W TH100, the power of the front and rear stages can be adjusted separately, making the TH series have higher tonal plasticity. The price of TH100 with box is about 13,000 yuan.
If the TH series is out of budget and the use case does not require high-power speakers, the Micro series will be a good choice for you. Nicknamed "Xiaoxiaoqiang" by users, Micro uses a tube preamp and a transistor postamp, the so-called "front gall and back stone", and the timbre is naturally different from the full tube amp, but it also brings a significant drop in volume and price. The Micro Terrer and Micro Dark under the Micro series are both priced at less than 1,000 yuan, and weigh less than 1kg, making them one of the lightest heads on the market. For musicians with street performance needs, the lightweight and easy-to-use Micro is definitely a must-try.
