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Can subs get unlouder if u turn too high?
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<blockquote data-quote="jlaine" data-source="post: 20686" data-attributes="member: 542392"><p>Few things for clarification:</p><p></p><p>1. Distortion is inherent in everything. From amps to head units to processors, and speakers as the foremost issue. You'd be rather shocked to see how much distortion is naturally inherent in some of the highest of high end speakers. The conversion from electrical to acoustic energy is horrible. 8% average distortion is considered doing good, going from CD to measuring the output at the speaker end.</p><p></p><p>Distortion isn't the main problem, clipping is what's up at the plate for debate right now. The only way (read: <strong>only</strong>) you can destroy a subwoofer is with either excessive power and thermally destroying a coil, or mechanically exceeding the unit's abilities. A clipped amp, while sounding like garbage, is also putting out extra power under the curve. This is still extra power- and always will be. So long as this amount of power does not exceed the coils limitations, it will never, ever, ever, ever, <strong>ever</strong> damage the subwoofer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jlaine, post: 20686, member: 542392"] Few things for clarification: 1. Distortion is inherent in everything. From amps to head units to processors, and speakers as the foremost issue. You'd be rather shocked to see how much distortion is naturally inherent in some of the highest of high end speakers. The conversion from electrical to acoustic energy is horrible. 8% average distortion is considered doing good, going from CD to measuring the output at the speaker end. Distortion isn't the main problem, clipping is what's up at the plate for debate right now. The only way (read: [B]only[/B]) you can destroy a subwoofer is with either excessive power and thermally destroying a coil, or mechanically exceeding the unit's abilities. A clipped amp, while sounding like garbage, is also putting out extra power under the curve. This is still extra power- and always will be. So long as this amount of power does not exceed the coils limitations, it will never, ever, ever, ever, [B]ever[/B] damage the subwoofer. [/QUOTE]
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