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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 146542" data-attributes="member: 30">Re: Damping Factor - Actual listening tests?I have never heard of putting lamps across the amp outputs.That seems pretty stupid to me-since in the cold state, they are close to a short.&nbsp; Solid state amps don&#039;t like that.But assuming that was not an issue, the light would glow brighter with greater output, making it hard to tell what the actual level was.The ODEPs would be at one state for normal signals, and then go to a brighter state when the threshold was exceeded.It made it real easy to see.&nbsp; But a separate LED would have been better.I used to run a number of MAs (1200, 2400, 5000s) and never had a problem with the &quot;display&quot; or the dust&nbsp; filters.&nbsp; Just clean them every so often and they are fine.I never had my heatsinks clog up.I don&#039;t ever recall a failure of one of mine.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 146542, member: 30"] Re: Damping Factor - Actual listening tests? I have never heard of putting lamps across the amp outputs. That seems pretty stupid to me-since in the cold state, they are close to a short. Solid state amps don't like that. But assuming that was not an issue, the light would glow brighter with greater output, making it hard to tell what the actual level was. The ODEPs would be at one state for normal signals, and then go to a brighter state when the threshold was exceeded. It made it real easy to see. But a separate LED would have been better. I used to run a number of MAs (1200, 2400, 5000s) and never had a problem with the "display" or the dust filters. Just clean them every so often and they are fine. I never had my heatsinks clog up. I don't ever recall a failure of one of mine. [/QUOTE]

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