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<blockquote data-quote="Caleb Dueck" data-source="post: 145733" data-attributes="member: 60">Re: Damping Factor - Actual listening tests?We had a pair of subs, I believe Danley DBH218LC&#039;s, with Powersoft DSP power with damping factor compensation.&nbsp; One time we moved the subs, and one sub accidentally had a different cable plugged in (75&#039; 12AWG rather than 5&#039; 10AWG, or something like that, it&#039;s been a few years).&nbsp; Both the client and I noticed one sub, the one with the long cable, sounded a bit muddy.&nbsp; We tracked down the cables, adjusted the damping factor compensation, and they sounded the same again.&nbsp; I&#039;m sold on damping factor as a wiring design factor, but not as an amp spec factor.&nbsp; How noticeable it is depends on the subs, how compromised the wire length/diameter is, and how critical the listener is to accurate bass.We had a church install with 175&#039; or so subwoofer runs, so we used the 4ohm rather than 2ohm mode (Danley DBH), 10AWG wire,&nbsp; Powersoft DSP amps with damping compensation, and called it good.&nbsp; The client wanted the best bass possible, short of full room acoustic treatment, so that was a relatively inexpensive way to cross one variable off the list.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caleb Dueck, post: 145733, member: 60"] Re: Damping Factor - Actual listening tests? We had a pair of subs, I believe Danley DBH218LC's, with Powersoft DSP power with damping factor compensation. One time we moved the subs, and one sub accidentally had a different cable plugged in (75' 12AWG rather than 5' 10AWG, or something like that, it's been a few years). Both the client and I noticed one sub, the one with the long cable, sounded a bit muddy. We tracked down the cables, adjusted the damping factor compensation, and they sounded the same again. I'm sold on damping factor as a wiring design factor, but not as an amp spec factor. How noticeable it is depends on the subs, how compromised the wire length/diameter is, and how critical the listener is to accurate bass. We had a church install with 175' or so subwoofer runs, so we used the 4ohm rather than 2ohm mode (Danley DBH), 10AWG wire, Powersoft DSP amps with damping compensation, and called it good. The client wanted the best bass possible, short of full room acoustic treatment, so that was a relatively inexpensive way to cross one variable off the list. [/QUOTE]

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