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Have come across this term a few times now and finally looked into.

From what i have found it is about the control of a loudspeaker, so as to have accurate sound reproduction.

(i could go into more detail of what i found but wont do that unless needed)

Is anyone on here knowledgable in the area?

I'm eager to learn. Want to know how much of a role it plays in accurate sound reproduction. I love the very very quick double kickbass of metal music, but never can get each note seperated.

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Use an A/B amp and dont wire low if you want great control.

Slew is the main thing to look at.

"they" say a dampning factor of 80 is all that is needed. Although i disagree with that statement.

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Use an A/B amp and dont wire low if you want great control.

Slew is the main thing to look at.

"they" say a dampning factor of 80 is all that is needed. Although i disagree with that statement.

Is it more about not wiring it low or just using coils with higher impedance?

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Not wiring low.

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So instead of a single amp at 2ohm id be better with 2 amps at 4ohm or something similar?

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i wire low, and my subs hit kickdrums harder than shit

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Use an A/B amp and dont wire low if you want great control.

Slew is the main thing to look at.

"they" say a dampning factor of 80 is all that is needed. Although i disagree with that statement.

What is slew measured in so that i can find in/try to find it when searching through amps?

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Is more about the "off time" than it is the actull kick.

Google slew rate

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