Thermal failure, if the clipped signal surpasses the thermal power handling capabilities of the driver.How much damage can clipping cause to the speaker?
what do you mean by full volume? there are different variables that'll cause an amp to clip.I wonder how many amps are clipping at full volume. I hear all amps clip, some gracefully more than others. Quality speakers i'm sure helps. Some clipping can be inaudible.
distortion.i'm a noob - how would i know when an amp is clipping? what would i hear?
what do you mean by full volume? there are different variables that'll cause an amp to clip.
clipping occurs when you try to drive an amp past what it is made to put out and sends out a squared soundwave, so if you have a 200 watt amp and are trying to make it put out 500, it'll clip
if you set your gains using a 0 db sine wave you're amp won't clip playing music, unless you crank the bass boost up and turn the volume a lot higher then what you used to set the gainsYes but i think it's possible alot of peaple when playing music very loud could be clipping their amp, soft clipping? Even if the gains are set to mid-way. Without a clipping indicator on the amp it can be hard to know for sure.