Amplifier 'Damping Factor' ?
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square_wave
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Yes, it can! depending upon the speakers and the result you want.
square_wave
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Some speakers like amps with lower damping factors while others like them higher. It is good to talk to the manufactureror the dealer to know what works for your speaker.
See both the links below to see slightly opposing viewpoints. Don't let the links lead you to think one is better than the other. It is a very speaker - amp synergy thing.
By and large I have seen that speakers with complex crossovers that require high current solid state amplfiers tend to work well like high damping factors while the high efficiency speaker camp into tube amps prefer slightly lower damping factor. Just an observation only. These things are very system dependent.
See both the links below to see slightly opposing viewpoints. Don't let the links lead you to think one is better than the other. It is a very speaker - amp synergy thing.
By and large I have seen that speakers with complex crossovers that require high current solid state amplfiers tend to work well like high damping factors while the high efficiency speaker camp into tube amps prefer slightly lower damping factor. Just an observation only. These things are very system dependent.
sandyjhyderabad
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its very simple. There are two types of damping Mechanical damping: where when speaker cone excites and left then if its taking more time to damp then you need external damping control from the amplifier and hence you need higher damping factor amplifier.
Higher mechanical damping means you dont need much to control the cone but a modest damping factor is sufficient.
See first if your woofer cone is moving freely without much effort and then decide which amp to go with. Damping factor about 10 to 50 is considered as low DF.
50 to 300 is commonly observed.
300 to 500 is high
500 to 2000 or 4000 is very high ( usually subwoofers requires more damping factor to control the heavy cone )
Higher mechanical damping means you dont need much to control the cone but a modest damping factor is sufficient.
See first if your woofer cone is moving freely without much effort and then decide which amp to go with. Damping factor about 10 to 50 is considered as low DF.
50 to 300 is commonly observed.
300 to 500 is high
500 to 2000 or 4000 is very high ( usually subwoofers requires more damping factor to control the heavy cone )
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