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<blockquote data-quote="denim" data-source="post: 8141275" data-attributes="member: 545441"><p><strong>There are a few people/customers that struggle to understand it in the big picture. There are different directions to this debate. (if power and sub are not constants)</strong></p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>#1</strong><strong> If wattage &amp; current supply is not an issue, headroom is a good thing to have. Always nice to have a stronger amp not working that hard, then a smaller amp working it's butt off to produce the same results while being closer to clipping. In most cases, this will lead to lower distortion, but it can't always be heard due to so many different factors in an install, so you cannot claim that as a certainty. Case in point, I would rather run an Orion 2500D at 4 ohm mono, then a Stetsom 600.1 at 1 ohm mono. </strong>//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif</p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>#2</strong><strong> If wattage is a constant, meaning only one amplifier in discussion, and money is not a factor when choosing sub woofers, I will usually opt or suggest the larger sub woofer. Same sort of overall idea; of a smaller or lower power handling sub working close to it's upper end threshold compared to a higher powered sub woofer not breaking a sweat. Yes, there are factors of efficiency/sensitivity/power compression/Xmax etc. etc. But again, same concept as above. Run things at either higher impedances reducing current draw and possibility improving THD levels, lower power compression from larger motor stack with more cooling, lower heat from larger coil from greater surface, etc. etc. etc. are all good things for pretty much most all factors outside competition SPL.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Hence the reason why in my car I have larger formats up front running at 8 ohms stereo and a larger sub then needed running at 4 ohms mono. </strong>//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="denim, post: 8141275, member: 545441"] [B]There are a few people/customers that struggle to understand it in the big picture. There are different directions to this debate. (if power and sub are not constants)[/B] [B] [/B] [B]#1[/B][B] If wattage & current supply is not an issue, headroom is a good thing to have. Always nice to have a stronger amp not working that hard, then a smaller amp working it's butt off to produce the same results while being closer to clipping. In most cases, this will lead to lower distortion, but it can't always be heard due to so many different factors in an install, so you cannot claim that as a certainty. Case in point, I would rather run an Orion 2500D at 4 ohm mono, then a Stetsom 600.1 at 1 ohm mono. [/B][IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] [B] [/B] [B]#2[/B][B] If wattage is a constant, meaning only one amplifier in discussion, and money is not a factor when choosing sub woofers, I will usually opt or suggest the larger sub woofer. Same sort of overall idea; of a smaller or lower power handling sub working close to it's upper end threshold compared to a higher powered sub woofer not breaking a sweat. Yes, there are factors of efficiency/sensitivity/power compression/Xmax etc. etc. But again, same concept as above. Run things at either higher impedances reducing current draw and possibility improving THD levels, lower power compression from larger motor stack with more cooling, lower heat from larger coil from greater surface, etc. etc. etc. are all good things for pretty much most all factors outside competition SPL.[/B] [B] [/B] [B]Hence the reason why in my car I have larger formats up front running at 8 ohms stereo and a larger sub then needed running at 4 ohms mono. [/B][IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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