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<blockquote data-quote="daboyfrumdabx" data-source="post: 7182699" data-attributes="member: 617760">You can sometimes notice clipping by ear, it will translate to audible distortion. So basically when the sub starts sounding like ish, you&#039;re likely clipping. Some amps and bass knobs actually have a clipping indicator on them in the form of an LED that will light up/change color to indicate clipping is happening.Most subs can take fairly more power than they&#039;re rated for, as long as the signal is clean. If you&#039;re not getting any distortion, or stinky smells, the sub is likely taking the excess power like a champ. However, it&#039;s not necessary to worry about it taking excess power. Just don&#039;t turn the gain up too high, this way you can still put the volume up and not worry about overworking your subs/speakers.Biggest indicators that you have a problem will be audible distortion, burning smells, and amplifier cutting out. If any of that happens, you either have the gain set too high, too low of an impedance presented to the amp, or faulty wiring.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="daboyfrumdabx, post: 7182699, member: 617760"] You can sometimes notice clipping by ear, it will translate to audible distortion. So basically when the sub starts sounding like ish, you're likely clipping. Some amps and bass knobs actually have a clipping indicator on them in the form of an LED that will light up/change color to indicate clipping is happening. Most subs can take fairly more power than they're rated for, as long as the signal is clean. If you're not getting any distortion, or stinky smells, the sub is likely taking the excess power like a champ. However, it's not necessary to worry about it taking excess power. Just don't turn the gain up too high, this way you can still put the volume up and not worry about overworking your subs/speakers. Biggest indicators that you have a problem will be audible distortion, burning smells, and amplifier cutting out. If any of that happens, you either have the gain set too high, too low of an impedance presented to the amp, or faulty wiring. [/QUOTE]

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