Confused by ICE applications

Amps with high damping factors can cause a reduction in perceived bass in speakers with limited low frequency capability. For example, when the midrange driver is also handling the lower frequencies.

The was an article at 6 Moons a while back discussing the optimum damping factor varying by speaker design.

Damping factor is not a ICEPower characteristic per se. There's been a lot of discussion of DF in other threads. DF is only one of a series of things to consider when matching a speaker and amp and maximizing the amp's ability to control the speaker's drivers. Some speakers need a lot of damping and others do not.

He's not going to tell you exactly what he does, but Rowland does a lot of things beside add Power Factor Correction to his latest amps (Continuum 500 and 312). He does enough that representatives from B&O have a hard time recognizing their ICEPower units. What matters is how well it works. Listen and hear for yourself.

Dave

Dcstep - My Rowland model 102 has two 200ASC modules inside (identical to picture in datasheet of 200ASC) and nothing else - just case. It is pretty much the same amp as Bel Canto S300 with different case. There might be some tweeking involved.

He's done a lot more with the 312 and Continuum, I'm told, but I haven't looked inside myself.

Dave

312 is expensive while 102 is cheap (same price as Bel Canto but better finish). Rowland's cases/finishing is beyond believe.