To much power to sub

[Hundreth 10+ year member]

I have 1400 watts going to my 700 watt sub, its going well so far. I think it wants more lol. Keep them gains way down.

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

clipping doesn't kill subwoofers; power does. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

clipping doesn't kill subwoofers; power does. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

ok, thats *** backwards.

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

ok, thats *** backwards.

nope; it's the truth!

 

[vetkilr 10+ year member]

nope; it's the truth!

Not again

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

well if people would quit saying that clipping kills speakers.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

well if people would quit saying that clipping kills speakers.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

clipping does kill speakers you dumbass. do you think full on audible distortion doesnt kill speakers too?

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

clipping does kill speakers you dumbass. do you think full on audible distortion doesnt kill speakers too?

Hatewars.

'yea that dude is the ghey

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

clipping does kill speakers you dumbass. do you think full on audible distortion doesnt kill speakers too?

actually, distortion does not kill speakers either.

i love when people call me a dumbass yet have no idea what background i have or the basis of my information.

answer me this: if a 70 watt amp is clipped to the point where it is producing 100 watts of power, handled by a speaker with thermal power handling of 200 watts and mechanical power handling of 150 watts (both max ratings of couse), will the speaker die? by mechanical power handling i am referring to in a specific enclosure of course, but the actual enclosure really has no bearing on the question.

are you still under the belief that a clipped signal is DC?

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

actually, distortion does not kill speakers either.
i love when people call me a dumbass yet have no idea what background i have or the basis of my information.

answer me this: if a 70 watt amp is clipped to the point where it is producing 100 watts of power, handled by a speaker with thermal power handling of 200 watts and mechanical power handling of 150 watts (both max ratings of couse), will the speaker die?

if it is clipping yes.

its pretty bad when people already know your a dumbass without knowing your background.

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

actually, distortion does not kill speakers either.
i love when people call me a dumbass yet have no idea what background i have or the basis of my information.

answer me this: if a 70 watt amp is clipped to the point where it is producing 100 watts of power, handled by a speaker with thermal power handling of 200 watts and mechanical power handling of 150 watts (both max ratings of couse), will the speaker die?

he is correct... clipping only kills subs when you clip them beyond the point of their handling abilities... cilpping an mt with a 100 watt max amp won't kill it

or does clipping also kill the voice coils because it is being sent a square wave?

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

if it is clipping yes.
its pretty bad when people already know your a dumbass without knowing your background.

thank you for proving my point.

i fear i edited my previous point too late to squeeze this in: do you still think that a clipped signal is DC?

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

he is correct... clipping only kills subs when you clip them beyond the point of their handling abilities... cilpping an mt with a 100 watt max amp won't kill it
or does clipping also kill the voice coils because it is being sent a square wave?

just getting nasty with a couple treo ssi's with a pair of JL 500/1s, i would kill them just because of clipping, as will anyone if they are sending a clipped signal.

and for your power kills speakers rant, how is it that i could run a pair of treo tsi 10"s (200 watts rms per woofer) and not blow them with a zapco 1100.1?

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

just getting nasty with a couple treo ssi's with a pair of JL 500/1s, i would kill them just because of clipping, as will anyone if they are sending a clipped signal.
and for your power kills speakers rant, how is it that i could run a pair of treo tsi 10"s (200 watts rms per woofer) and not blow them with a zapco 1100.1?

because you never exceeded their max thermal power handling or their mechanical power handling in that particular enclosure.

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

just getting nasty with a couple treo ssi's with a pair of JL 500/1s, i would kill them just because of clipping, as will anyone if they are sending a clipped signal.
and for your power kills speakers rant, how is it that i could run a pair of treo tsi 10"s (200 watts rms per woofer) and not blow them with a zapco 1100.1?

because you can probably clip ONE jl 500/1 to produce close to 1000 watts easily...

my question is... is the power from a clipped amp at 1000 watts the same as the power from an honest 1000 watt amp? or is there such a thing as a "dirty" signal that would kill a coil...