Myth - "Damping Factor Isn't Much of a Factor" Myth - "A Damping Factor of 10 is High Enough" Myth - "All Amplifiers Have a High-Enough Damping Factor" Where did these Myths Originate? These myths seem to trace back to a well-known paper (PDF) written by Dick Pierce. His analysis shows that a...
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Waiting for an explanation why this is wrong.
Wrong? No, that's not what I said. Very optimistic, since they do consider cable resistance (that's good), but they don't consider passive crossover inductor DCR (that's bad). They get a DF at the speaker terminals, but if that speaker has a 0.5 ohm (let's say) DCR inductor to the woofer, obviously matters are a bit different than they suppose.
Don't get me wrong: I'm all for a good DF. That's one reason I went active, with the amp connected directly to the woofers.
Benchmark makes great amps, but they're not responsible for what goes on inside your speaker.