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<blockquote data-quote="IDSkoT" data-source="post: 5517813" data-attributes="member: 584344">Dman&#039;s right again.&quot;Underpowering&quot; a driver is the same as turning the volume knob down. They aren&#039;t reaching their full potential, but they will NEVER blow from getting clean power and it being less than rated.Over-powering is used wrong, however. Over-powering is only true when a driver dies due to excessive power. However, giving a drive more than rated is fine, in most cases. It depends on the design and manufacturer, weather, etc. By giving the driver more power, the coil will get hotter, and if given too much power, the coil will burn out.Giving a driver less power than rated is better (assuming the power isn&#039;t from a clipped signal) than giving it more than rated. However, there are many variables to consider.But there are a myriad of different threads discussing this. I&#039;m sad that the OP didn&#039;t just SEARCH.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IDSkoT, post: 5517813, member: 584344"] Dman's right again. "Underpowering" a driver is the same as turning the volume knob down. They aren't reaching their full potential, but they will NEVER blow from getting clean power and it being less than rated. Over-powering is used wrong, however. Over-powering is only true when a driver dies due to excessive power. However, giving a drive more than rated is fine, in most cases. It depends on the design and manufacturer, weather, etc. By giving the driver more power, the coil will get hotter, and if given too much power, the coil will burn out. Giving a driver less power than rated is better (assuming the power isn't from a clipped signal) than giving it more than rated. However, there are many variables to consider. But there are a myriad of different threads discussing this. I'm sad that the OP didn't just SEARCH. [/QUOTE]

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