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<blockquote data-quote="amartin_72" data-source="post: 1454147" data-attributes="member: 564679"><p>Is it possible that just because an amplifier is of much better quality it sounds &quot;louder&quot; than a less &quot;quality&quot; amp with the same RMS power. Like i have had a kenwood that was rated for 1016 watts RMS so i know it put out at least 700 watts. And we hooked up a JL audio 500/1 and it sounded alot louder, and tighter. This amp couldnt have been phyically pushing more wattage through the subs but yet it seemed louder. Is this all having to do with &quot;damping factor&quot; and &quot;slew rate&quot; cuz thats all they talk abiyut when i go into a zapco or JL shop. maybe it really is important. Like comparing Sony, Power Akoustic, and Kenwood amps to my other friends, Orion, JL, Kicker and Diamond amps they seem to just not have the same &quot;type&quot; of power. Maybe its just in the electrical system and all of that idk. and RCA quality, and Head Unit Quality, But it seems like higher quality amps &quot;sound&quot; louder for the same RMS wattage, not rated RMS wattage, actually when they are both butting out the same RMS i mea. Idk maybe i make no sense. I was just wondering if an Elemental Designs Nine.1 at 1200 Watts RMS would be a major upgrade from my 900w RMS Kenwood. Because i know a 1200 watt JL would blow it out of the water. Is the Nine.1 this &quot;quality&quot; type of power?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="amartin_72, post: 1454147, member: 564679"] Is it possible that just because an amplifier is of much better quality it sounds "louder" than a less "quality" amp with the same RMS power. Like i have had a kenwood that was rated for 1016 watts RMS so i know it put out at least 700 watts. And we hooked up a JL audio 500/1 and it sounded alot louder, and tighter. This amp couldnt have been phyically pushing more wattage through the subs but yet it seemed louder. Is this all having to do with "damping factor" and "slew rate" cuz thats all they talk abiyut when i go into a zapco or JL shop. maybe it really is important. Like comparing Sony, Power Akoustic, and Kenwood amps to my other friends, Orion, JL, Kicker and Diamond amps they seem to just not have the same "type" of power. Maybe its just in the electrical system and all of that idk. and RCA quality, and Head Unit Quality, But it seems like higher quality amps "sound" louder for the same RMS wattage, not rated RMS wattage, actually when they are both butting out the same RMS i mea. Idk maybe i make no sense. I was just wondering if an Elemental Designs Nine.1 at 1200 Watts RMS would be a major upgrade from my 900w RMS Kenwood. Because i know a 1200 watt JL would blow it out of the water. Is the Nine.1 this "quality" type of power? [/QUOTE]

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