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Damping Factor
Damping Factor
I found this to be a very informative article. Making me rethink some of my 2ohm practices.
http://www.bennettprescott.com/download ... factor.pdf
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http://www.bennettprescott.com/download ... factor.pdf
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Bill Fitzmaurice
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Re: Damping Factor
Damping factor is a non-factor. If it was problematic tube amps wouldn't work. This article, by a recognized authority in the field, explains why.
http://www.diyspeakers.net/Articles/Ric ... FACTOR.pdf
http://www.diyspeakers.net/Articles/Ric ... FACTOR.pdf
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Re: Damping Factor
Found the article here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/71687340/Rich ... ing-Factor or here: http://www.cartchunk.org/audiotopics/DampingFactor.pdf
but it seems there is more to it, quoted from that article from the conclusion: "We have not looked at the frequency dependent attenuative effects of the source resistance".
I have always had in my mind damping factor was more important/audible the lower in frequency, below 100hz or so, and very driver dependent. I tend to go for 8 ohm versions over 4 ohm versions of the same driver if I can for subs, perhaps in vain? Anyone have any more info? I'm overloading Googles servers here trying to find anything, will link it if I do.
but it seems there is more to it, quoted from that article from the conclusion: "We have not looked at the frequency dependent attenuative effects of the source resistance".
I have always had in my mind damping factor was more important/audible the lower in frequency, below 100hz or so, and very driver dependent. I tend to go for 8 ohm versions over 4 ohm versions of the same driver if I can for subs, perhaps in vain? Anyone have any more info? I'm overloading Googles servers here trying to find anything, will link it if I do.
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Re: Damping Factor
Damping factor is a non-factor. If it was problematic tube amps wouldn't work.
Some SS amp manufacturers make a big deal about damping factor. Why? Because SS has a naturally high damping factor, so they use it as a sales tool. And that's all it is. The preferred amplification for really serious oddiophiles is Class A SET, which has a very low damping factor. They're not convinced by the SS advertising. Neither should you be.
Some SS amp manufacturers make a big deal about damping factor. Why? Because SS has a naturally high damping factor, so they use it as a sales tool. And that's all it is. The preferred amplification for really serious oddiophiles is Class A SET, which has a very low damping factor. They're not convinced by the SS advertising. Neither should you be.
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Joe-Trojan
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Re: Damping Factor
This article from the 1950's http://www.paulspeltz.com/tomcik/index.html back when it probably was a factor. Talks about the entire damping chain, that is speaker, enclosure and amp.