Amp damping factor?

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An amp doesn't have a damping factor. Damping factor is the ratio of the rated impedance of the loudspeaker to the source impedance. In other words, you can only calculate a damping factor when you have a speaker amplifier combination.

What you are looking for is an amp with a low output impedance which then results in a good damping factor number.

Regards
Paul

http://homepage.mac.com/tlinespeakers/vaughn/downloads/Damping-Factor.pdf

An interesting article on damping factor.

John C.

"An amp doesn't have a damping factor"

Pauly - You'll often find DF in amps' specifications. "Having" DF simply means amp has that many times lower output impedance (at given frequency) than assumed 8 ohm speaker. DF is a measure of output impedance - hence amp "has" DF.

"What you are looking for is an amp with a low output impedance" - not likely to find in specifications, look for higher Damping Factor instead.

Kijanki – an amplifier that has a DF rating is probably something I'll pass on. When specs are written by the marketing department, one never knows just how creative they’ve been.

Regards
Paul

Pauly - I agree. Specifications are very flexible and often misleading. Amplifier (and any other) design is a series of compromises and when you see an amp with exceptionally high DF and extremely low THD something else has to give - the sound.

Joekapahulu - I wouldn't pay too much attention to DF. For instance Atmasphere MA-1 amps have DF<1 (tube amp without output transformer) but sound great according to 6Moons review ("gigantic imaging, excellent dynamics, frequency extension and potent music-making").