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<blockquote data-quote="gunz4me" data-source="post: 5639351" data-attributes="member: 596464">In that case go high end Class D OR middle to high end class AB.&nbsp; Of course, you could always go old school too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifI have to agree because most modern day subwoofers have a suspension on them that will make up for a lack of damping factor.&nbsp; This really holds true in most of the SPL subwoofers because they will generally be run at low impedance on a Class D.&nbsp; A Class D amp generally has a lower damping factor than a class AB amp due to the nature of the class D design.&nbsp; When running it at low impedance, I have seen some class D amps churn out a damping factor of 25 to 50.&nbsp; Also, what will this damping factor be after 10 feet of 8 to 16 gauge speaker wire?&nbsp; With a decent, modern day, quality subwoofer, I would venture to agree that damping factor isn&#039;t as important as it used to be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gunz4me, post: 5639351, member: 596464"] In that case go high end Class D OR middle to high end class AB. Of course, you could always go old school too [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] I have to agree because most modern day subwoofers have a suspension on them that will make up for a lack of damping factor. This really holds true in most of the SPL subwoofers because they will generally be run at low impedance on a Class D. A Class D amp generally has a lower damping factor than a class AB amp due to the nature of the class D design. When running it at low impedance, I have seen some class D amps churn out a damping factor of 25 to 50. Also, what will this damping factor be after 10 feet of 8 to 16 gauge speaker wire? With a decent, modern day, quality subwoofer, I would venture to agree that damping factor isn't as important as it used to be. [/QUOTE]

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