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<blockquote data-quote="jlaine" data-source="post: 29828" data-attributes="member: 542392">I did also, to listen to them.Why would I redline an engine I just finished because &quot;it can go that far?&quot;There is no theory there. None at all.. you show me where there is any theory in my statements... Honestly...No, in my world, you match the sub and the power input to the user, there would be nobody unhappy with their choices, as they would make the right choice immediately. Being &#039;happy&#039; does not equate to turning the volume up to 100% and possibly overdriving your speakers with input energy.What creates distortion? What harms the sub?Do you think your subs have feelings? Are they going to tell you that you are being mean by sending a clipped signal into them? They are designed to do one thing, and they&#039;ll do it, reguardless of what you send into them. I can send square waves through my speakers and they&#039;ll be fine as long as I stay within thermal limitations.What is? Power in = power out. Nothing subjective there. Some humans want excessively loud systems, there is nothing subjective about that.&nbsp; They can show me exactly how loud they want things to be, and I can duplicate it. That is completely objective. I can get to both levels, but I still am not the one saying that underpowering the subs will damage them.If you don&#039;t like the sound, it is time to look at the install, the design, or the woofer you chose.If you don&#039;t like the amount of output, it is time to look at the amount of power you have on tap, the install, or the subwoofer you chose.The OTHER solution, IE, finding an amp that matches your tastes, is the perfect solution. No sense in having an amp capable of 1400w when you only want 400. Why? Smaller footprint, smaller cost...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jlaine, post: 29828, member: 542392"] I did also, to listen to them. Why would I redline an engine I just finished because "it can go that far?" There is no theory there. None at all.. you show me where there is any theory in my statements... Honestly... No, in my world, you match the sub and the power input to the user, there would be nobody unhappy with their choices, as they would make the right choice immediately. Being 'happy' does not equate to turning the volume up to 100% and possibly overdriving your speakers with input energy. What creates distortion? What harms the sub? Do you think your subs have feelings? Are they going to tell you that you are being mean by sending a clipped signal into them? They are designed to do one thing, and they'll do it, reguardless of what you send into them. I can send square waves through my speakers and they'll be fine as long as I stay within thermal limitations. What is? Power in = power out. Nothing subjective there. Some humans want excessively loud systems, there is nothing subjective about that. They can show me exactly how loud they want things to be, and I can duplicate it. That is completely objective. I can get to both levels, but I still am not the one saying that underpowering the subs will damage them. If you don't like the [B]sound[/B], it is time to look at the install, the design, or the woofer you chose. If you don't like the amount of [B]output[/B], it is time to look at the amount of power you have on tap, the install, or the subwoofer you chose. The OTHER solution, IE, finding an amp that matches your tastes, is the perfect solution. No sense in having an amp capable of 1400w when you only want 400. Why? Smaller footprint, smaller cost... [/QUOTE]

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