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Signal to noise ratio question
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<blockquote data-quote="gunz4me2" data-source="post: 7079326" data-attributes="member: 613729"><p>Oddly, I go for efficiency these days when looking into subwoofer amplifiers. As long as they do rated power, you'd be hard pressed to tell one amplifier from another in the subwoofer frequency range. After all, the sub bass part of the audible spectrum is the area where the human ear is least sensitive to changes in frequency.</p><p></p><p>So, what I am saying is don't fall for the marketing hype. You can't hear damping factor and if it is over 50, it won't matter on your subwoofers. Also, as long as the distortion is 1% or less, that isn't all too important either when it comes to a subwoofer.</p><p></p><p>Signal to Noise ratio can be important because some subwoofers are known to reproduce hiss if the SNR is too low. That only makes a difference if the subwoofer is mounted inches from your head versus a sub in the hatch or trunk area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gunz4me2, post: 7079326, member: 613729"] Oddly, I go for efficiency these days when looking into subwoofer amplifiers. As long as they do rated power, you'd be hard pressed to tell one amplifier from another in the subwoofer frequency range. After all, the sub bass part of the audible spectrum is the area where the human ear is least sensitive to changes in frequency. So, what I am saying is don't fall for the marketing hype. You can't hear damping factor and if it is over 50, it won't matter on your subwoofers. Also, as long as the distortion is 1% or less, that isn't all too important either when it comes to a subwoofer. Signal to Noise ratio can be important because some subwoofers are known to reproduce hiss if the SNR is too low. That only makes a difference if the subwoofer is mounted inches from your head versus a sub in the hatch or trunk area. [/QUOTE]
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