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By the way, it will be the tweeter that blows first in almost all cases since clipping generates higher frequency harmonics/distortion and overheats the tweeter. When I designed and built my own speakers back in my electronic education school days, it is exactly what happened on more than one occasion. Could not afford a good quality amp with brawn back in those days but loved my music loud. Replacement tweeters were the norm.
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Serge - I stand by my remarks as factual. Incidentally, the guy that did the study mentioned above went on to found Cogent Audio Labs here in Mesa. The guy that created the DD-1 was also a coworker and went on to found D'Amore Engineering and Diamondboxx. Both are very close friends and mentors. |
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The last two times I did custom audio installations in my car, I used Rockford Fosgate subwoofers drivers and amplifiers. My wife managed to blow a couple of the 12" Prime subs!
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Ok, so here is Rockford Fosgate then. https://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rnt/...lean_howto.pdf
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Prime was after my tenure ...
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Well, I really have nothing more to add to this conversation. The bottom line is still that clipping can and does damage speakers when the conditions are right. Whether one blows the speakers up with a clipping amplifier or with an amplifier with way too much power, the result is the same. Common sense in the first place and a distorted sound as the last warning should be more than enough to prevent such an event. As far as your discussion of power and clipping that goes AGAINST every article, video and my own knowledge, well, what can I say? We will have to agree to disagree.
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It might have been a different line. It was about 10 years ago so I'm not positive I have it right.
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Well, OK, this video is just too good not to share.
How much power do I really need? In this video you can see a 200w rated speaker absorbing 750w of clean, not clipped power! Alan Shaw of Harbeth speakers. https://youtu.be/bRMR9JZ1m0s |
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