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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 1998484" data-attributes="member: 550915">Minimum wattage is only there to give you an idea of how much power you will need to get the sub moving enough to produce audible output across its usable frequency range.&nbsp; It&#039;s only stated for planning purposes and gives you an idea of the efficieny of the sub.&nbsp; It in no way is a limit.&nbsp; You COULD run less power to it, you just wouldn&#039;t get usable output, but really low power, even fully clipped, isn&#039;t going to damage the speaker.Clipping becomes a big deal around the thermal power handling of the sub.&nbsp; Run a clean signal from a 300W amp to a 300W sub and all is good.&nbsp; Badly clip the 300W amp and it is capable of producing more than 300W and a ton of distortion.&nbsp; The distortion isn&#039;t what will kill the sub, but the high wattage that is effectively mostly DC will by exceeding the thermal limits of the sub.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 1998484, member: 550915"] Minimum wattage is only there to give you an idea of how much power you will need to get the sub moving enough to produce audible output across its usable frequency range. It's only stated for planning purposes and gives you an idea of the efficieny of the sub. It in no way is a limit. You COULD run less power to it, you just wouldn't get usable output, but really low power, even fully clipped, isn't going to damage the speaker. Clipping becomes a big deal around the thermal power handling of the sub. Run a clean signal from a 300W amp to a 300W sub and all is good. Badly clip the 300W amp and it is capable of producing more than 300W and a ton of distortion. The distortion isn't what will kill the sub, but the high wattage that is effectively mostly DC will by exceeding the thermal limits of the sub. [/QUOTE]

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