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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 145797" data-attributes="member: 30">Re: Damping Factor - Actual listening tests?Back when I was in the install business, we had manufacturers all the time bring us gear to play with and test.I under stand about not wanting to &quot;driver hard&quot; something that is going into an install.But you can also do a test at an actual install and just add some additional length to the wire going to the amp in the amp room.I have done quite a few installs in which we had 300&#039; runs-even to the subs.&nbsp; And the sound was plenty tight and nobody complained about the &quot;sound&quot; of the subs.Basically we would run as large a wire as we thought the customer could afford-and what could fit through the conduit.We did one install in which the previous wire was 6 ga to each speaker.&nbsp; Even then, the runs to the speakers was not &quot;recommended&quot;, even though it was 300&#039; ish.The original install was not cheap-when you consider that there were almost 450 separate runs.&nbsp; The conduit costs had to be really nice to the electricians.It is all about compromise.I personally think there are more important things to worry about.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 145797, member: 30"] Re: Damping Factor - Actual listening tests? Back when I was in the install business, we had manufacturers all the time bring us gear to play with and test. I under stand about not wanting to "driver hard" something that is going into an install. But you can also do a test at an actual install and just add some additional length to the wire going to the amp in the amp room. I have done quite a few installs in which we had 300' runs-even to the subs. And the sound was plenty tight and nobody complained about the "sound" of the subs. Basically we would run as large a wire as we thought the customer could afford-and what could fit through the conduit. We did one install in which the previous wire was 6 ga to each speaker. Even then, the runs to the speakers was not "recommended", even though it was 300' ish. The original install was not cheap-when you consider that there were almost 450 separate runs. The conduit costs had to be really nice to the electricians. It is all about compromise. I personally think there are more important things to worry about. [/QUOTE]

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