Posted by Wayne Parham on July 16, 2003 at 11:15:02

In Reply to: Re: Damping posted by SteveBrown on July 16, 2003 at 10:46:48:

Your 8 watt amplifier may have enough control, so I suggest giving it a try. As Adam pointed out, the issue is damping factor which is inversely proportional to output impedance. So an amplifier with high damping factor doesn't necessarily have to be one that delivers a lot of power.

But the reason I suggest higher power amps it that damping factor is usually tied to output capability. A device that is capable of high current is necessarily going to have low output impedance. SET amps usually have relatively high output impedance, so they are somewhat sensitive to their load. But I've found SET amps that are much less load sensitive than others, and even some 3 watt models will work just fine with the Theater Series three π loudspeakers.