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[JAL232 10+ year member]

Whats it a sign of when you feel your speaker, and the cone is warm..not hot, just warm to the touch? Bad, Good, or what

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[connersdad19 10+ year member]

clipping....if it gets hot hot its bad...a lil warm is not bad....its also dependent on how long you have played it.

 

[JAL232 10+ year member]

Can you hear clipping to the ear? Cause my gains are only turned up a quarter of the way, and I have them set properly. It was playing for around 30 mins straight. I mean it wasnt hot really, just warm

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

You can overpower a sub & it'll get warm over a certain amount of time.

If it's getting hot quick, then you're more than likely clipping it.. turn down tha bass settings.

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

clipping cannot be heard by ear..

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

clipping cannot be heard by ear..

Yes it can? Ever heard the term "audible clipping"?

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

sure

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

It simply means that you're running a decent amount of power to the sub. That's all. Not a sign of clipping. Not a sign of "over" powering. Just of powering. Current through a resistance causes that resistor to heat up. Basic Ohm's law. the vast majority of power sent to a sub us lost as heat, not transformed into cone movement. You don't get hugely concerned if your am gets a little warm and assume that it's clipping, do you? Even the least efficient amp is more efficient than a speaker.

 

[JAL232 10+ year member]

Right, well okay then, I wont worry to much about it. My amp Hifonics Brutus, doesnt get hot at all, maybe a slight bit warm, but thats it. And the speaker really isnt that hot either, just barely warm. Just curious. Makes sense though.

Thanks for help fellas

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

Some speakers actually dissipate a good portion of their heat through the cone...

A warm speaker is NOT always a sign of clipping. lol

 

[JAL232 10+ year member]

I was just double checking. THey are just 10" db-500s so its not like they are some high end speaker. They sound quite pleasing to me ears though..