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<blockquote data-quote="Art Welter" data-source="post: 73318" data-attributes="member: 52">Re: What is the audible result of damping?It could be a damping problem, that wire gauge is pathetic for the speaker cord distance.The VR51 impedance minimum is at 150 Hz, so the lack of damping would make the amp have the least control in the low mids.That said, lack of damping usually makes a speaker sound &quot;muddy&quot; (sloppy transient response) rather than lacking low mids.Years ago, with some time on our hands at a corporate show, we compared a 25&#039; and 75&#039; 14 AWG cord on speakers similar to the VR51 being used for center fill.In a blind test, the consensus between&nbsp; several&nbsp; techs was the longer cord needed 3 dB more gain to sound the same &quot;loudness&quot; by ear.Until you actually do the comparison, or hear the crap sound that whimpy cable produces, it is hard to believe, as the charts showing loss in % of power do not adequately show the degradation in sound quality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Art Welter, post: 73318, member: 52"] Re: What is the audible result of damping? It could be a damping problem, that wire gauge is pathetic for the speaker cord distance. The VR51 impedance minimum is at 150 Hz, so the lack of damping would make the amp have the least control in the low mids. That said, lack of damping usually makes a speaker sound "muddy" (sloppy transient response) rather than lacking low mids. Years ago, with some time on our hands at a corporate show, we compared a 25' and 75' 14 AWG cord on speakers similar to the VR51 being used for center fill. In a blind test, the consensus between several techs was the longer cord needed 3 dB more gain to sound the same "loudness" by ear. Until you actually do the comparison, or hear the crap sound that whimpy cable produces, it is hard to believe, as the charts showing loss in % of power do not adequately show the degradation in sound quality. [/QUOTE]

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