under powering subs

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

A better question would be...what is "under powered", anyway?

Most speakers don't require anywhere near their maximum rated RMS values to perform really well - so where does being "under powered" come into play?

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Yes.

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

A better question would be...what is "under powered", anyway?
Most speakers don't require anywhere near their maximum rated RMS values to perform really well - so where does being "under powered" come into play?

It's when you don't run all of the rated peak power to a speaker.

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

It's when you don't run all of the rated peak power to a speaker.

peak power is a sketchy concept though also.

There is no definite power level at which the coil is guaranteed to fail or not fail thermally.

the thermal conductivity of the coil largely comes into play.

So the coil will fail at different levels depending on the time a given level of heat has had to conduct through the coil, At which point the properties of the coil itself will change with heat, adding more variables to the problem.

heating Copper by 200 degrees Celsius doubles the resistance.

 

[Willkas 10+ year member]

can you jizz without jerking it? maybe if you think hard enough, yes, but most of the time, NO

 

[williambrea 10+ year member]

Obvious Troll Is Obvious

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

can you jizz without jerking it?

ummm..... yes.

it's called ***, you should look into it

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

The simple answer is yes you can but the probability of that would be less than if it had it rated power running to it.

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

The simple answer is yes you can but the probability of that would be less than if it had it rated power running to it.

Ummm the simple answer is no, you cannot blow a sub with the cause being giving it too little power.

 

[MmatsDude 10+ year member]

yes u could ive seein it happened, this dumbass at work had his gain all the way up cuz he said the sub could handle 1000 watts and his amp was only 600 watts, i guess he was clipping the sub the whole time till it went POOOF!! idk if it was caused by clipping or w/e but that shi't failed on him

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Ummm the simple answer is no, you cannot blow a sub with the cause being giving it too little power.

For him, the simple answer is yes because he would not have made this thread if he knew the information we do.

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

yes u could ive seein it happened, this dumbass at work had his gain all the way up cuz he said the sub could handle 1000 watts and his amp was only 600 watts, i guess he was clipping the sub the whole time till it went POOOF!! idk if it was caused by clipping or w/e but that shi't failed on him

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jeeze sometimes i wonder how people make it as far in life as they do.

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

For him, the simple answer is yes because he would not have made this thread if he knew the information we do.

THE ANSWER IS NO. /story

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

peak power is a sketchy concept though also.
There is no definite power level at which the coil is guaranteed to fail or not fail thermally.

the thermal conductivity of the coil largely comes into play.

So the coil will fail at different levels depending on the time a given level of heat has had to conduct through the coil, At which point the properties of the coil itself will change with heat, adding more variables to the problem.

heating Copper by 200 degrees Celsius doubles the resistance.

You seriously responded to my OBVIOUS sarcastic joke with a lesson in thermal failure points of coils? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

THE ANSWER IS NO. /story

Ok ok. With answer being no, you can blow your subs by turning up bass boost, cranking the gain or turning bass up on you h/u too much. This will lead to a clipped signal. A badly clipped signal can blow a sub on less than it's rated power handling because it requires a sub to basically do something it is not meant to.