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Originally Posted by babydriver
In that situation I would guess that the tweeter was the driver that blew.
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Hah. No, it was a 4" (cheap buyout I was sacrificing to demonstrate why cheap amps just don't cut it...)
Funny you mention damping factor - I had the opportunity to play through a series of amps, same tracks, same
speakers with a group of locals. Some amps just had no bass extension, but still had issues. Some amps had bass extension and issues. And, of course, the big Class A/B had no issues at all. Lorde "Royals" was the test track, pushed to the point where the woofers were starting to make noise. Aside from things like the cheap T-amps just lacking extension AND authority, damping factor (and power supply stability) were clearly audible as distortion - to the point of causing the woofers to hit their excursion limits at lower output levels on the cheaper amps!
Hobbies can be dangerous.
