Forget it You answered it lower down...most any amp can fry a tweet. NT - RGA

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Topic - Watts, Speaker & Amps. - davesear 12:10:46 08/25/03 (72)

Re: Watts, Speaker & Amps. - ggraff 09:10:57 08/29/03 (0)

From Wharfedale - RGA 22:33:54 08/25/03 (11)

Wharfedale Baloney - Richard BassNut Greene 07:01:09 08/26/03 (7)

Question. - RGA 11:40:17 08/26/03 (6)

Re: Question. - Don Bunce 21:26:31 08/26/03 (4)

Correct but ... sine waves ARE more dangerous than music! - Richard BassNut Greene 08:13:51 08/27/03 (3)

Re: Correct but ... sine waves ARE more dangerous than music! - Don Bunce 20:36:36 08/27/03 (0)

Does it matter what kind of tweeter? - RGA 11:30:59 08/27/03 (1)

Every tweeter is different - Richard BassNut Greene 12:49:40 08/27/03 (0)

Forget it You answered it lower down...most any amp can fry a tweet. NT - RGA 21:09:22 08/26/03 (0)

UHF Magazine: - RGA 23:04:02 08/25/03 (2)

Paragraph is rambling ... but advice in last sentence is correct - Richard BassNut Greene 07:22:58 08/26/03 (1)

LOL - RGA 11:26:51 08/26/03 (0)

Let your ears be your guide.... - Rod M 19:09:00 08/25/03 (2)

Re: Let your ears be your guide.... - MarkgM 20:46:54 08/25/03 (1)

Re: Let your ears be your guide.... - Rod M 07:18:36 08/26/03 (0)

Concise answers to your questions.. finally - Richard BassNut Greene 17:24:53 08/25/03 (0)

Buy a sound meter to see if ears are at risk -- forget about the speakers! - Richard BassNut Greene 13:13:41 08/25/03 (2)

good advice! - Bruce from DC 14:39:43 08/25/03 (1)

Re: good advice! - mfi 07:47:26 08/26/03 (0)

Re: Watts, Speaker & Amps. - jslateiv 13:09:35 08/25/03 (3)

A 40wpc amplifier is "underpowered" while 50wpc is not? - Richard BassNut Greene 13:37:57 08/25/03 (2)

Re: A 40wpc amplifier is "underpowered" while 50wpc is not? - jslateiv 06:33:16 08/26/03 (1)

There are no standards for rating speaker power handling - Richard BassNut Greene 08:36:38 08/26/03 (0)

Is kicking it up a bit equal to high noon on the volume dial? - bwkendall 12:26:43 08/25/03 (27)

No damage is done by underpowering speakers - you're 95% wrong - Richard BassNut Greene 13:19:49 08/25/03 (22)

Kindly Disagree... - Todd Krieger 14:07:14 08/25/03 (18)

Minimum power ratings - David Aiken 14:38:16 08/25/03 (0)

That would make you wrong too - Richard BassNut Greene 14:20:55 08/25/03 (16)

Sorry, but your links prove you wrong.... - Rod M 18:50:49 08/25/03 (3)

Let me take you by the hand and E*X*P*L*A*I*N the link to you - Richard BassNut Greene 19:23:16 08/25/03 (2)

You hear, but you can not see.... - Rod M 20:05:53 08/25/03 (1)

You can read ... but still didn't understand white paper - Richard BassNut Greene 08:01:19 08/26/03 (0)

Re: That would make you wrong too - Todd Krieger 14:44:25 08/25/03 (8)

The mistake is to assume a more powerful amplifier is safer - Richard BassNut Greene 15:13:34 08/25/03 (7)

Guys guys guys - mikebake 16:27:06 08/25/03 (6)

That JBL Pro article is about 30 years old and misleading - Richard BassNut Greene 17:00:59 08/25/03 (4)

Re: That JBL Pro article is about 30 years old and misleading - mikebake 17:25:23 08/25/03 (3)

Had read that article years ago too! - Richard BassNut Greene 18:06:47 08/25/03 (2)

Ha! - mikebake 18:16:05 08/25/03 (1)

Then you're a smart guy - Richard BassNut Greene 18:42:46 08/25/03 (0)

Re: Guys guys guys - bwkendall 16:42:14 08/25/03 (0)

You are taking this to extremes. Can we stick to the poster's question? - bwkendall 14:26:09 08/25/03 (2)

I did. And by the way your answer is wrong. - Richard BassNut Greene 15:48:38 08/25/03 (1)

$30 each for Audax tweeters? Yikes! -t - bwkendall 15:54:19 08/25/03 (0)

No. I am saying that the most common cause of damage to - bwkendall 13:35:34 08/25/03 (2)

I know exactly what you're saying, but that is not correct - Richard BassNut Greene 13:59:37 08/25/03 (1)

No offense taken at all. - bwkendall 14:31:07 08/25/03 (0)

Re: Is kicking it up a bit equal to high noon on the volume dial? - davesear 12:33:37 08/25/03 (3)

I have no familiarity with those particular speakers, - bwkendall 12:36:47 08/25/03 (2)

Re: I have no familiarity with those particular speakers, - davesear 12:42:32 08/25/03 (1)

I see. Well alrighty then, just relax and enjoy! -t - bwkendall 12:44:43 08/25/03 (0)

Re: Watts, Speaker & Amps. - middleground 12:23:49 08/25/03 (19)

Re: Watts, Speaker & Amps. - middleground 19:39:37 08/25/03 (0)

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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Forget it You answered it lower down...most any amp can fry a tweet. NT - RGA 21:09:22 08/26/03 (0)