darrenyeats;637815 Wrote: > Bass control (and good sound in general) into speakers with complex > reactance characteristics needs current capability, rather than rated > watts per se. > > Of course, having more "rated watts" isn't bad in itself. It means you > can go louder...as long as there is enough current available for where > lower impedance occurs. > > Impedance is just one of several important areas where active speakers > are at an advantage. First, drivers are easier to drive separately; > second, the reactance characteristics for each driver will be simpler. > (Worth mentioning since you're at an upgrade crossroad...) > Darren
Darren, your point is taken, although I would consider output impedance (or, inversely expressed, the damping factor) to be the real determinant of bass control at low volumes. I like to see an amplifier that nearly or actually doubles its rated WPC into 4 Ohms vs. 8 Ohms, since this implies both low output impedance of the amplifier and the power supply headroom to make use of that control. -- dsdreamer ---------------------- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88452 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
