Fact or Fiction?

Truckin4life · #1 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 07:58 PM

I can clip a speaker all day as long as it does not exceed thermal and physical limits? It will not hurt it?

fact or fiction?

OverEngineer · #2 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 09:42 PM

I tend to think that the cliping of the wave form really occurs in the amplifier. I suspect that if a speaker is driven to the point where it mechanically clips the signal. It's being stressed. I'm guessing, however, I would not do it.

Truckin4life · #3 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 10:11 PM

yes it does come from the amp, what i was trying to say, is if you send a clipped wave to and the thermal and physical limits of the sub are not exceeded will it hurt the sub?

OverEngineer · #4 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 10:39 PM

Well, you have stated that the thermal and physical limits are not exceeded. Based on that, why ask the question?

Truckin4life · #5 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 10:48 PM

because ive come across alot of people that are mis informed and think that it will hurt the sub. As i can tell you are not mis informed. Just tryin to help people understand what will and will not hurt there subs.

bgalaxy67 · #6 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 11:40 AM

Here's a good read from another site.

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/boa...=underpowering

It goes over under powering a sub and touches on clipping as well

Truckin4life · #7 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 05:36 PM

yes ive heard that argument about underpowering also. I wonder where people even get that idea from? turn down the volume, and the sub is being under powered.

I think it might be a good idea, to have a sticky thread of misc, audio myth's

bgalaxy67 · #8 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Truckin4life

yes ive heard that argument about underpowering also. I wonder where people even get that idea from? turn down the volume, and the sub is being under powered.

I think it might be a good idea, to have a sticky thread of misc, audio myth's

LOL I could go on for days with myth's.

It's sad how a little don't know can have way more weight then common sense.

Truckin4life · #9 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 08:22 PM

yes maybe we could start a new thread with audio myths and the mods can get it stickied!

bgalaxy67 · #10 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Truckin4life

yes maybe we could start a new thread with audio myths and the mods can get it stickied!

My favs are the "Dollar per watt" and the " I've never heard that brand before, it must be cheap"

Truckin4life · #11 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 08:35 PM

yea ive heard the brand one before, but not the dollar per watt, whats that one?

bgalaxy67 · #12 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Truckin4life

yea ive heard the brand one before, but not the dollar per watt, whats that one?

Salesman will say an amps costs about a dollar per watt of power

Truckin4life · #13 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 09:30 PM

bwahahahahahahahaha, that is hilarious, so my amp should have costed me 800 bucks, YEA RIGHT!!!! I know alpine aint cheap but please!

bgalaxy67 · #14 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 10:05 PM

Another one I like is the kid who says he wants a sub that will take 5000 watts daily.

Really? 5K in power?

The amount of power draw for a short burts of that kind of power is enough to cripple most electrical systems let alone how much power to run it full tilt all day.

Truckin4life · #15 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 10:22 PM

yea but there everywhere. Not afraid to say it, i used to be one of them. I had saved up alot of money and was going to buy a big effin stereo system. Then i started doin a lil research to make sure i wouldnt get jacked around. HA. Well after just a lil research i decided against the big effin stereo. But i still research all sorts of audio stuff. Yea i want a 5000 watt system now, but i also want a ford gt. Im gunna go ahead and keep wantin!