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<blockquote data-quote="Brock" data-source="post: 110967" data-attributes="member: 544716"><p>I dont think underpowering a speaker will cause any harm. However, if you have a speaker that is rated at 100 rms, and its running off your HU that maybe puts out 15 watts rms that could cause distortion, not because the speaker is distorting, but because the amp is struggling to meet the volume level accurately. What you hear through the speaker is distortion, but not distortion from the speaker. does that make any sense? I could be wrong though...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Most anything will sound better than Audiobahn IMO. If he is set with AB why doesnt he just get a lower rated sub that would be able to fit his price range? And as long as you arent pushing the amp too hard and blasting the gains the amp shouldnt clip.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brock, post: 110967, member: 544716"] I dont think underpowering a speaker will cause any harm. However, if you have a speaker that is rated at 100 rms, and its running off your HU that maybe puts out 15 watts rms that could cause distortion, not because the speaker is distorting, but because the amp is struggling to meet the volume level accurately. What you hear through the speaker is distortion, but not distortion from the speaker. does that make any sense? I could be wrong though... Most anything will sound better than Audiobahn IMO. If he is set with AB why doesnt he just get a lower rated sub that would be able to fit his price range? And as long as you arent pushing the amp too hard and blasting the gains the amp shouldnt clip. [/QUOTE]
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