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<blockquote data-quote="BnGRacing" data-source="post: 7589298" data-attributes="member: 557400"><p>Why the heck would anyone want to run at those low impedances for a daily driver? That doesn't make any sense as you'll really be straining your electrical system for an increase in output you'll need test equipment to verify. Not worth it.</p><p></p><p>Lower impedances are not better, I'd argue all day long that they're actually worse as amps are less efficient, more noisy, and less reliable the more you load them down. It's why you see plenty of high voltage amps still performing 100% after 20 years and why you see plenty of posts here asking if they 'done blow'd up' their mono amp after running 1ohm.</p><p></p><p>Get that ohm stuff out of your head.</p><p></p><p>I'm REALLY picky when it comes to amps. All amps are dirty, it's really the nature of the beast but they key is really finding a 'good dirty' instead of a 'bad dirty'. Good dirty sounds pleasing to the ear; think tube amps. And the better an amplifier copes with clipping usually correlates with how expensive it is. Likewise, cheap amps will sound like hell when they start to distort. A good amp? You need an o-scope to really tell and you'll find yourself leaving in a little 'dirt' b/c it'll sound better to your ear.</p><p></p><p>Of the modern amps that don't cost a fortune, Boston Acoustics really makes an under rated product that sounds gorgeous. Their speakers/subs may be a love:hate relationship but few, if any, will say that their amps sound bad. I'm also a fan of Arc's products and those Class G/H mini things they have going on really interest me...but not enough to junk my old Xtant or ADS amps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BnGRacing, post: 7589298, member: 557400"] Why the heck would anyone want to run at those low impedances for a daily driver? That doesn't make any sense as you'll really be straining your electrical system for an increase in output you'll need test equipment to verify. Not worth it. Lower impedances are not better, I'd argue all day long that they're actually worse as amps are less efficient, more noisy, and less reliable the more you load them down. It's why you see plenty of high voltage amps still performing 100% after 20 years and why you see plenty of posts here asking if they 'done blow'd up' their mono amp after running 1ohm. Get that ohm stuff out of your head. I'm REALLY picky when it comes to amps. All amps are dirty, it's really the nature of the beast but they key is really finding a 'good dirty' instead of a 'bad dirty'. Good dirty sounds pleasing to the ear; think tube amps. And the better an amplifier copes with clipping usually correlates with how expensive it is. Likewise, cheap amps will sound like hell when they start to distort. A good amp? You need an o-scope to really tell and you'll find yourself leaving in a little 'dirt' b/c it'll sound better to your ear. Of the modern amps that don't cost a fortune, Boston Acoustics really makes an under rated product that sounds gorgeous. Their speakers/subs may be a love:hate relationship but few, if any, will say that their amps sound bad. I'm also a fan of Arc's products and those Class G/H mini things they have going on really interest me...but not enough to junk my old Xtant or ADS amps. [/QUOTE]
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