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SQ @ 4 ohms verses 1 or 0.5 ohm?
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<blockquote data-quote="SQ is my deal" data-source="post: 7474156" data-attributes="member: 636233"><p>Interesting topic. Comming from home high end audio I can tell you a couple things I've noticed.</p><p></p><p>Damping factor isn't just a marketing term like you might think. A typical reciever's damping factor is somewhere around 60. A high end monoblock amp (that I own and have in my store) has a damping factor of over 1200! From my understanding, damping factor is the ability of the amp to control the drivers motion. You can definately hear the difference. At home, current is almost always more important than watts.</p><p></p><p>Also, when bridging an amp you not only double the wattage, but you double the distortion. It would be better to have an amp designed for the wattage you need than to bridge amp channels to get that same power.</p><p></p><p>I know as ohms drop amplifier efficiency drops as well, which makes me think that a more efficient system would sound better due to more amplifier headroom and less distortion... I think that in real world situations that's probably not always the case. Therefore, I think that you can't make a generalized statement that lower ohms or higher ohms sound better, because it probably depends more on how a certain amp reacts to a certain speaker ect. That's just my 2 cents!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SQ is my deal, post: 7474156, member: 636233"] Interesting topic. Comming from home high end audio I can tell you a couple things I've noticed. Damping factor isn't just a marketing term like you might think. A typical reciever's damping factor is somewhere around 60. A high end monoblock amp (that I own and have in my store) has a damping factor of over 1200! From my understanding, damping factor is the ability of the amp to control the drivers motion. You can definately hear the difference. At home, current is almost always more important than watts. Also, when bridging an amp you not only double the wattage, but you double the distortion. It would be better to have an amp designed for the wattage you need than to bridge amp channels to get that same power. I know as ohms drop amplifier efficiency drops as well, which makes me think that a more efficient system would sound better due to more amplifier headroom and less distortion... I think that in real world situations that's probably not always the case. Therefore, I think that you can't make a generalized statement that lower ohms or higher ohms sound better, because it probably depends more on how a certain amp reacts to a certain speaker ect. That's just my 2 cents! [/QUOTE]
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