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<blockquote data-quote="Buck" data-source="post: 8801074" data-attributes="member: 591582"><p>I’ve read a lot with the final damping factor with your speaker, I’ve seen a ton of literature that there’s differences from like 0-10 final damping factor in your actual system, and that once you get to around 10 that anything over 10 doesn’t matter, like the difference between 10-1000 final factor is negligible. The more we chat or argue or whatever about it, the more it seems like maybe damping factor matters more if there’s a risk your amp components are of lower quality or cheaper quality. </p><p></p><p>There’s like amp classes, where manufacturers make similar sub amps that do similar things that are all in competition with each other. I think damping factor would be a more relevant or usable stat when comparing certain manufacturers to each other or comparing different 3000 watt-ish amps within the same manufacturer. Like SQ has their S and Q series amps. The S has a damping of 100 and the Q has a damping of 250. Both amps are rated at the same power, but the 250 damping amp is more expensive. Same with Sundown. I’d be willing to be the SIA and SFB’s have around a 100 DF, while the Salt has a DF of 400. </p><p></p><p>The Salt seems to be the superior sub amp that Sundown has, and the damping factor is quite high at 400, and I can’t help but think that means something. For doing what I do, which is usually being brutal on amps trying to play 20 hz while tuned high enough to try to play 65-80, I’d totally buy the higher damping factor amps from either SQ or Sundown. You see what I mean? Why even make the Salt if the SIA’s wattage is just a good? Why would SQ have a less expensive amp with a DF of 100 and a more expensive amp of 250, when both the same wattage output? Who would buy the 250 DF amp if DF isn’t a factor? Why would SQ even make the amp? I come from a bass head background, so like the amps I see are the more common sort of “loud” companies, not really SQ oriented companies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck, post: 8801074, member: 591582"] I’ve read a lot with the final damping factor with your speaker, I’ve seen a ton of literature that there’s differences from like 0-10 final damping factor in your actual system, and that once you get to around 10 that anything over 10 doesn’t matter, like the difference between 10-1000 final factor is negligible. The more we chat or argue or whatever about it, the more it seems like maybe damping factor matters more if there’s a risk your amp components are of lower quality or cheaper quality. There’s like amp classes, where manufacturers make similar sub amps that do similar things that are all in competition with each other. I think damping factor would be a more relevant or usable stat when comparing certain manufacturers to each other or comparing different 3000 watt-ish amps within the same manufacturer. Like SQ has their S and Q series amps. The S has a damping of 100 and the Q has a damping of 250. Both amps are rated at the same power, but the 250 damping amp is more expensive. Same with Sundown. I’d be willing to be the SIA and SFB’s have around a 100 DF, while the Salt has a DF of 400. The Salt seems to be the superior sub amp that Sundown has, and the damping factor is quite high at 400, and I can’t help but think that means something. For doing what I do, which is usually being brutal on amps trying to play 20 hz while tuned high enough to try to play 65-80, I’d totally buy the higher damping factor amps from either SQ or Sundown. You see what I mean? Why even make the Salt if the SIA’s wattage is just a good? Why would SQ have a less expensive amp with a DF of 100 and a more expensive amp of 250, when both the same wattage output? Who would buy the 250 DF amp if DF isn’t a factor? Why would SQ even make the amp? I come from a bass head background, so like the amps I see are the more common sort of “loud” companies, not really SQ oriented companies. [/QUOTE]
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