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Orange supply the OPC in a plain brown cardboard box that lends no clues about what lays within. The unit is suspended between polystyrene pieces within for protection. There is a separate box inside for accessories but there isn't much included. All we find is a power lead, a USB cable and a keyboard and mouse bundle.
At a glance the OPC could easily be mistaken for a guitar amp as there are no controls or ports on the front, just a large speaker grill with an orange badge and logo in the centre. The main part of the unit is constructed from wood, like an amp, and features Orange's trademark orange coloured finish.
There are a few other details here and there such as metal protector plates on each corner of the system which stop the finish getting damaged. There is also a large rubber handle on the top of the unit and an air vent in the left hand side.
Looking at the top of the unit gives the first clue that there is more to this unit than just an amp. Alongside the couple of guitar inputs and audio dials we find a power button, Wi-Fi antenna, slot load CD drive and a single USB2.0 port.
Moving round to the back of the system we can see all the motherboard I/O connections along the bottom edge next to the power supply. There are also left and right line in jacks and left and right output jacks on the rear.
The rear I/O pannel supports:
- 1x S/PDIF Optical
- 1x S/PDIF Analog
- 1x VGA
- 2x HDMI
- 4x USB2.0
- 1x eSATA
- 1x RJ-45 Ethernet
- 2x USB3.0,
- 6x 3.5mm Audio
Wow that really is a beauty, how awesome would that look in a bedroom next to a guitar !
yeah I agree, the case alone is worth at least £250 of the asking price, with speakers etc inside. that is really an unusual product, love it.
I just need to learn to play an instrument now or I would feel this is wasted on me.
ANyone here know if the software they include is any good? add some value to the price?
I wasn’t sure if the e-mail I got was KitGuru or Ultimate-Guitar…
This is perfect for me!
It’s nice to know they made it really fast as well as really pretty!
The price is a bit high, but you have to note that you are basically getting a sold-state amp with a Micro-ITX computer mixed. A decent solid-state amp could cost as much as a lower-end PC while a real tube amp could be as much as a gaming machine. I see that with every other guitar/amp company they have changed to the Heavy/Death Metal scene.even though it looks psychedellic.