no...no clipping.....I set the gains to a certain volume on the headunit with a maxed out sub out gain also to prevent me from putting to much volume.
I listen to dance music at full volume for my 45 minute drive everyday. This is my first sealed enclosure I've ever had and blown this sub and my JL audio w3 in it. Prior to this I have never blown a sub in a ported enclosure. I'm think that the voice coils over heat since there is no air movement in a sealed enclosure. So the air in the enclosure will just get hotter and hotter....cooling the sub less and less.....