"Bob Cain" wrote in message
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
Bob Cain wrote:

Chris Hornbeck wrote:

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:50:53 -0800, Bob Cain
wrote:


What's overdamped mean technically?

Total (transfer/ "acoustic") Q lower than Butterworth.

Cool. What's the benefit of that?


Presumably more accurate reproduction of transients.

Hmmm. Way back when, I was taught that critically damped
was the most accurate.

I believe what's usually called "critically damped" has a Q of .577 or so,
lower than the .707 of Butterworth, which is maximally flat. My experience
has also been that a Q between .55 and .58 has the cleanest-sounding bass.

Peace,
Paul