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In Reply to: Re: Watts, Speaker & Amps. posted by middleground on August 25, 2003 at 12:23:49:
Voice coils are damaged from too much heat.
The cause is too much rms power.
Clipping harmonics might add 0.5 to 1.0 watts to the treble output -- not even close to the rms power needed for damage -- and these clipping harmonics would be intermittent added treble output unless the clipping was continuous, which is rare for home audio equipment.In my opinion, the harsh sound of clipping harmonics serves as a warning to turn down the volume ... offsetting the slightly increased power output due to the clipping harmonics themselves.
A more powerful amp might sound LOUD and clean before a tweeter is damaged ... while a clipping amplifier will sound LOUD and harsh,
but the result is the same -- the tweeter is damaged.
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Follow Ups
- Clipping is not a dreaded speaker killer -- rms power is 90-95% to blame - Richard BassNut Greene 13:32:09 08/25/03 (17)
- I guess that shows the different listeners get to the same problems - bwkendall 13:39:43 08/25/03 (16)
- 70 wpc into 50 wpc rating.... - MarkgM 00:47:40 08/26/03 (0)
- My point and I do have one is virtually ANY amplifier can damage speakers - Richard BassNut Greene 14:07:16 08/25/03 (14)
- I'm not buying your hypothesis - plantsman 14:59:50 08/25/03 (11)
- Well I'm not buying yours either - Richard BassNut Greene 16:05:53 08/25/03 (10)
- Re: woofers/tweeters - MarkgM 00:30:09 08/26/03 (9)
- blowing woofers versus tweeters - Richard BassNut Greene 08:15:34 08/26/03 (8)
- Re: blowing woofers versus tweeters - MarkgM 11:02:28 08/26/03 (7)
- Re: blowing woofers versus tweeters - Richard BassNut Greene 11:50:51 08/26/03 (6)
- Re: blowing woofers mechanically - MarkgM 19:02:41 08/26/03 (1)
- Woofer overexcursion damage is rare -- besides the subject was tweeter damage - Richard BassNut Greene 08:33:43 08/27/03 (0)
- Re: blowing woofers versus tweeters - MarkgM 14:57:23 08/26/03 (3)
- I have to get the last word in of course - Richard BassNut Greene 15:12:06 08/27/03 (2)
- Re: I have to get the last word in of course - MarkgM 11:28:19 08/28/03 (1)
- The last ... last word - Richard BassNut Greene 13:41:54 08/28/03 (0)
- From your example, I would think differently. - bwkendall 14:33:29 08/25/03 (1)
- Its all electricity to the voice coil wires whether clean or distorted - Richard BassNut Greene 16:30:11 08/25/03 (0)
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