hurt subs?

[_Neon_ 10+ year member]

ok my computer sub blew...so i hooked 2 12" subs up to it my comp amp is prolly around 200-300 wrms can this hurt my subs being underpowered?

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[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

nope, underpowering does not do any damage... ever turn the volume down?

its clipping that causes damage

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

yeah, underpowering will not hurt your subs.

 

[_Neon_ 10+ year member]

ah ok...is clipping like...i turn my volume up and then it like stops for a quick sec and then hits again

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Clipping is sending your amplifier too high of an input voltage, resulting in the amplitude peaks to be "clipped" if you were to look at them on an o'scope, looks like the waves are "flattened". This is very bad, usually sends your speakers much more power than they can handle, and you have no way of knowing exactly how much they're getting. Your amp could be going into protection from clipping, and playing again when the input signal voltage goes down to a safe level.