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[iLL Ridge 10+ year member]

I like slight clipping....

on bass that is.

huh...~\o/~ who knew

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[dbjunior 10+ year member]

I use an o scope and always run a mild clip.

 

[The Camry]

I like slight clipping....
on bass that is.

huh...~\o/~ who knew

Some people prefer distortion. I run a pretty distortionless sub and it takes getting used too.

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[iLL Ridge 10+ year member]

I know. Guess that's why low distortion subs might sound "dry"

Slight distortion makes the music feel more driving and powerful i guess.

When it's clipping- i know its LOUD

i'm talking about midbass too

 

[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

crest factor is huge depending on what type of music you listen to

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Clipping=destroying speakers

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Clipping=destroying speakers

What you meant to say is heat destroys speakers. Clipping causes heat, heat causes destruction. If you do it properly you wont generate enough heat to matter.

 

[JohnKuthe]

I like slight clipping....
on bass that is.

huh...~\o/~ who knew

For electric bass players, there's a huge difference between transistor amp clipping and tube amp clipping. Vacuum tubes used in old amplifier and radio equipment can tolerate clipping up to the point of too much arcing between electrodes, which as you can imagine eventually ends up making them inoperable! But below that extreme clipping level can sound really fantastic!

Much as you describe that you like transistor amp clipping effects. It's what I call a "Cheep Effect" and was the basis for a band I was in when I was 19:



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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I don't think I could clip my amps if I tried. The drivers would go thermal first.

 

[JohnKuthe]

I don't think I could clip my amps if I tried. The drivers would go thermal first.

I'd not on your amps. Too valuable! Clipping damages everything one way or another.

John Kuthe...

 

[iLL Ridge 10+ year member]

Not all clipping is created equal mind you.

My current install is hard to get to clip at nearly my loudest comfortable level.

Very,very nice so far. I wish I could turn up my HU bass 2 ticks-- cause that'll do it..

but i'll blow my door mids.

 

[JohnKuthe]

Not all clipping is created equal mind you.My current install is hard to get to clip at nearly my loudest comfortable level.

Very,very nice so far. I wish I could turn up my HU bass 2 ticks-- cause that'll do it..

but i'll blow my door mids.

You are exactly correct, amplifier clipping is completely based on the physical circuitry of the amplifier. And since there are so many different amps, there are just as many different effects rendered when driving them into clipping. I know how transistors work and almost all today's amplifiers are transistor amplifiers, especially in autos.

John Kuthe...

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

I like a soft clip provided its a good amp. Cheap amps tend to have no margin between clean and clipped

 

[JohnKuthe]

I like a soft clip provided its a good amp. Cheap amps tend to have no margin between clean and clipped

Interesting preference, go for it. Hope your system bears up well.

John Kuthe...

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

Watch JL Audio School of Sound on YouTube. You will understand this concept so much better.