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In Reply to: And is there such as thing as too much power... posted by John B on January 7, 2004 at 11:12:26:
...speakers are damaged for more often by distortion (clipping) caused by demanding more power from an amp than it is capable of providing. However, a speaker does have it's limits even with clean power, that's why they quote a max power rating. The speaker's max power rating is usually given for continuous power but can handle peaks of much greater power without harm being done. You probably will never provide an average level of 130 watts to your speakers in a home setting.
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- Yes, but... - Recordfan 11:25:27 01/07/04 (2)
- depends on the speaker... - pburke 12:17:23 01/07/04 (1)
- well in that case.... - John B 13:09:32 01/07/04 (0)